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The bravery of 17-year-old Darnella Frazier made the difference. Her sense of duty and humanity compelled her to record the murderous actions of those police officers. In doing so, she ensured that prosecutors would have the damning video evidence necessary to secure a murder conviction against Derek Chauvin. Hopefully, it will produce the same outcome for the three officers who cooperated with him. And they must all be sentenced accordingly. That viral video removed any interpretive wiggle room from those who blame unarmed Black people for getting maimed or killed by police. Of course, the m...

View Comments Anniversaries provide an opportunity to remember, reflect and recommit. They also can be painful reminders of loved ones lost and justice long denied. In the case of police killings of Black people, it is always a reminder of both. George Floyd didn’t choose to be tortured for nearly 10 minutes by four Minneapolis police officers before being executed. He didn’t choose to become a symbol of the anti-Black police violence long present in this country. Still, his death a year ago invigorated the Black Lives Matter movement and sparked global protests against police violence, s...

Anniversaries provide an opportunity to remember, reflect and recommit. They can also be painful reminders of loved ones lost and justice long denied. In the case of police killings of Black people, it is always a reminder of both.  George Floyd didn’t choose to be tortured for nearly 10 minutes by four Minneapolis police officers before being executed. He didn’t choose to become a symbol of the anti-Black police violence long present in this country. Still, his death a year ago invigorated the Black Lives Matter movement and sparked global protests against police violence, systemic rac...

The bravery of 17-year-old Darnella Frazier made the difference. Her sense of duty and humanity compelled her to record the murderous actions of those police officers. In doing so, she ensured that prosecutors would have the damning video evidence necessary to secure a murder conviction against Derek Chauvin. Hopefully, it will produce the same outcome for the three officers who cooperated with him. And they must all be sentenced accordingly. That viral video removed any interpretive wiggle room from those who blame unarmed Black people for getting maimed or killed by police. Of course, the m...