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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 district's Office of Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Initiatives and will encourage students, their families and community leaders to engage in the conversation. District leaders hope it will help foster dialogue on several topics, as they pertai...

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 relief. The conviction on all three counts against the former Minneapolis police officer — second-d...

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 is also important to pause and reflect on the measure and meaning of this victory. We need not read...

NJ State Police: We'll 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 claims she mistook her handgun for her Taser.

Area leaders react to guilty verdict in Derek Chauvin’s trial for the death of George Floyd The prosecution and Derek Chauvin's 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 two days, the jury found Chauvin guilty of the following charges: Second-degree unintentional murder...