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'He was loved by so many': Daunte Wright, 20-year-old Black dad shot by police, remembered at a funeral packed with mourners Ryan W. Miller, N'dea Yancey-Bragg and Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY Hundreds mourning at Daunte Wright's public viewing, another sad day for Minneapolis Replay Video MINNEAPOLIS – Family and friends of Daunte Wright exalted the 20-year-old Black father fatally shot during a traffic stop by a veteran Minnesota police officer at a funeral service in Minneapolis on Thursday. "He was a brother, a jokester," Wright's mother, Katie, said as she fought back tea...

Minneapolis activists, community leaders say Chauvin's conviction hasn't altered their missions Deon J. Hampton and Janelle Griffith © Provided by NBC News One landmark court victory won’t be enough to slow the movement of civil rights activists in Minneapolis who vow to remain focused on reaching their larger goal. Derek Chauvin's convictions of two counts of murder and one of manslaughter are not an end to the ongoing fight for racial justice and police accountability, they say. They're a start. “We need enough momentum from this moment to propel us to reimagining what...

When the 3rd Precinct burned after George Floyd was killed, this Native American neighborhood in Minneapolis took public safety into its own hands.

YMCA, MN Safe Streets back grassroots outreach during Chauvin trial Community groups are working together to bridge a divide between the police and the community during the upcoming trial & protests. Author: Kent Erdahl Updated: 3:30 AM CST March 5, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS — The barricades and boarded up windows that already surround the site of the upcoming trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, remind Lisa Clemons of everything that is at stake in the coming weeks. "I proudly tell you I was a Minneapolis Police Sergeant, and I stand before you t...