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Minneapolis Police Shoot 20-Year-Old Black Man Apr 12, 2021 Protests have followed the police shooting of a Black man in Minneapolis, in the United States. Al Jazeera reports that 20-year-old Duante Wright, died shortly after he had been shot, close to where unarmed George Floyd was killed by police last year. Floyd’s death had triggered months long protests against racism and police brutality. Hundreds of people confronted police in riot gear on Sunday night, just hours after Wright was fata...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Joe Biden said on Monday that there is no justification for looting and violence in the United States, commenting on the recent...

The Minnesota Twins, Wild and Timberwolves all postponed games scheduled for Monday because of safety concerns following the fatal police shooting of a Black man and the potential for unrest in the area.

The police shooting of Daunte Wright during a traffic stop prompted protests Sunday amid an already tense Minnesota during the trial of Derek Chauvin.

Loading the player... The head of New York City’s Black Lives Matter chapter is calling for an investigation into BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors over a series of million-dollar real estate purchases she’s made. Cullors, 37, has reportedly purchased four high-end homes for $3.2 million in the U.S. alone, per New York Post, including property in a mostly white area of Topanga Canyon in Los Angeles County for $1.4 million. Patrisse Cullors attends last February’s Frieze Project Artist Pa...

Another Black man has died at the hands of police: Outrage builds over shooting of Daunte Wright in Minnesota traffic stop Ryan W. Miller, Eric Ferkenhoff and Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY Minnesota police say Daunte Wright shooting was due to accidental discharge Replay Video UP NEXT BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. – The police officer who fatally shot a 20-year-old Black man during a traffic stop may have intended to fire a Taser, the citys police chief said Monday. The department r...

Protests erupt after police fatally shoot Black man in traffic stop near Minneapolis Rachel Elbaum and Caroline Radnofsky and Kurt Chirbas and Colin Sheeley © Provided by NBC News Police shot and killed a Black man on Sunday during a stop for a traffic violation, sparking protests and unrest in a suburb just miles away from where George Floyd was killed during an arrest in Minneapolis last May. The man killed by police was identified by relatives and Minnesota Governor Tim W...

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Font Size: Minnesota Republicans criticized Gov. Tim Waltz’s response to the shooting of a black man saying it “fuels the fire” of protestors, Fox News reported. Police shot Daunte Wright, 20, on Sunday in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, which sparked protests and riots throughout the city , Fox News reported. State Republicans criticized Waltz for commenting on the fatal encounter between Wright and police, saying that his comments will spur further protests. “Governor, your words fuel t...

AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa As we reported earlier here and here, Minneapolis erupted in riots again last night after a fatal police shooting involving 20-year-old Daunte Wright in the nearby town of Brooklyn Center. They had stopped Wright for an alleged traffic violation and found out he had an outstanding warrant, according to the police. That’s when Wright tried to get back into his vehicle and one officer fired at him, hitting him. He drove several blocks before crashing. They gave him...