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Buffalo Public Schools students to take on social justice in youth town hall and last updated 2021-04-22 05:04:11-04 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Students in the Buffalo Public School District will have a chance to tackle tough topics surrounding social justice in a special youth town hall Thursday. The virtual town hall is being put on by the districts Office of Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Initiatives and will encourage students, their families and community leaders to engage in the ...

April 22, 2021 On April 21, America held its collective breath. When the news broke that the jury in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin had arrived at a verdict, the fate of the nation’s cities was hanging in the balance. As the boarded-up storefronts in urban areas and suburbs from coast to coast showed, there was little doubt that if a Minneapolis jury didn’t produce the verdicts many people wanted, riots would ensue. When Judge Peter Cahill read the verdicts, the nation heaved a sigh of r...

Justice for George Floyd and Us All: The Measure and Meaning of the Verdict By Dr. Maulana Karenga Published April 22, 2021 An ethical philosopher, author, holder of two PhDs, and professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at California State University, Long Beach, Maulana Karenga was born July 14, 1941 in Maryland. In the midst of our rightful and deserved rejoicing and relief in hearing the guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin for his depraved public murder of George Floyd, it...

NJ State Police: Well be ready for potential demonstrations in wake of upcoming Chauvin verdict News 12 Staff Updated on:Apr 20, 2021, 8:29am EDT The head of the New Jersey State Police said law enforcement around the state will be prepared for potential demonstrations following a verdict in the trial of ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. State Police Col. Pat Callahan also commented on the death of Daunte Wright, who was shot and killed in Minnesota back on April 11. The officer cla...

Area leaders react to guilty verdict in Derek Chauvin’s trial for the death of George Floyd The prosecution and Derek Chauvins defense team made their final case in the trial on the death of George Floyd. By WECT Staff | April 20, 2021 at 5:43 PM EDT - Updated April 20 at 8:37 PM SOUTHEASTERN, N.C. (WECT) - Area leaders are reacting to the news that a Minneapolis jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of all charges in the death of George Floyd. After deliberating for about 10 hours over t...

What we are seeing is mob rule and the death of justice. If this trial was held in the Rural South, the verdict would have been Involuntary manslaughter. Down here, if you physically resist arrest you give the cop the right to protect himself by any means HE FEELS is necessary. Next, we don’t allow riots, so a jury is not influenced by the fear of riots. Down here, we believe in justice and won’t let cops commit murder, but when you die in Police custody we don’t look the other way ei...

It must be a movement for change: CT leaders react to Derek Chauvin guilty verdict FacebookTwitterEmail 1of9 In this image from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, center, stands after the verdict is read in his trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Standing next to him are attorneys Eric Nelson, left and Amy Voss. (Court TV via AP, Pool)Associated PressShow MoreShow Less 2of9 In this image ...

POLITICO The Chauvin Verdict: ‘The Terrain Going Forward Will Not Be the Same’ The Chauvin verdict felt like a pivotal moment. Will it turn out that way? Twenty-one experts explain what it meant — and what we can look for next. “George Floyd did not die in vain.” Corey Pegues “This case has Bob Woodson Christy Lopez Link Copied As the jury’s verdict was read — guilty, guilty, guilty — millions of Americans breathed out. Despite the widely circulated video capturing Derek Chau...

Portland Rioters Smash Windows at Starbucks, Attack Police Officer Video footage and photographs showed two Starbucks in the downtown area damaged. An Antifa symbol was spray painted on one of the broken windows. Antifa is a far-left, anarcho-communist network that has members in Portland. “Cops kill” and “stolen land” were also scrawled on the buildings. Starbucks did not respond to a request for comment. During the evening, a crowd started a dumpster fire near the Justice Center and b...

20 Apr 2021 Black Lives Matter protesters in Minneapolis shouted “all cops are bastards” as they took to the streets to celebrate the conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin. Shortly after a Minnesota jury convicted Chauvin for murdering George Floyd, Black Lives Matter protesters celebrated before marching into the streets. As the march began, protesters began shouting, “All cops are bastards,” according to a tweet by independent journalist Brendan Gutenschwager. Chants of �...