MINNEAPOLIS
Jamar Nelson was asleep on his couch more than two decades ago when police burst into his apartment, beating him and leaving a gash in his head that required 13 stitches. Every time he touches the scar, he is reminded of what happens to many Black men whose lives collide with law enforcement.
“I’ve seen plenty of police brutality,” Nelson said, recalling that day when police raided his duplex for drugs. He was not arrested or charged. “The harassment, the profiling, the intimidation.”
But last summer as politicians and activists discussed abolishing the Minneapolis Police Department after George Floyd died beneath the knee of Officer Derek Chauvin, Nelson looked out over a city not only traumatized by police but by a surge of violent crime that was sweeping a nation that in 2020
Minneapolis City Council passes rule for hotels, event centers to recall laid-off workers Council passes ordinance aimed at protection for those who lost work during the pandemic. March 12, 2021 2:03pm Text size Copy shortlink:
The Minneapolis City Council unanimously passed an ordinance on Friday that will require large hotel and event centers in the city to first recall their former workers who lost their jobs in the past year during the pandemic before hiring others.
Cities such as Baltimore, Los Angeles and Philadelphia have passed similar measures to protect hospitality workers, who have been disproportionately impacted with job losses during the pandemic.