Mississippi Governor Signs Law to Remove Flag With Confederate Emblem
JACKSON, Miss. — Just a few weeks ago, as Mississippi lawmakers mobilized to take down the only state flag in the nation with the Confederate...
Tag : Minneapolis (Minn)
In Court, Derek Chauvin’s Lawyers Say Officials Have Biased the Case
MINNEAPOLIS — The judge overseeing the case against four former Minneapolis police officers in the death of George Floyd told lawyers and local officials on...
A Minneapolis Neighborhood Vowed to Check Its Privilege. It’s Already Being Tested.
MINNEAPOLIS — When Shari Albers moved three decades ago into Powderhorn Park, a tree-lined Minneapolis neighborhood known as a haven to leftist activists and bohemian...
Jail Only Allowed White Staff to Guard Ex-Officer Charged With Killing George Floyd
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Staff members working at the jail that held Derek Chauvin, the white officer charged with murder in the killing of George...
Minneapolis Shooting: 1 Dead and 11 Wounded, Police Say
One person was killed and 11 wounded in a shooting in Minneapolis early on Sunday morning, the police said. Those wounded do not have life-threatening...
Air Force Investigates Military Planes That Monitored Protesters
WASHINGTON — The Air Force inspector general is investigating whether the military improperly used a little-known reconnaissance plane to monitor protests in Washington and Minneapolis...
The Minnesota Freedom Fund Crisis: $30 Million and an Arbitration
In the weeks after the killing of George Floyd, tens of millions of dollars have flowed into small nonprofit organizations in Minnesota. Now many donors...
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Father Dies From Complications of Covid-19
Representative Ilhan Omar, a Democratic congresswoman from Minnesota, said late Monday that her father had died from complications of Covid-19. “It is with tremendous sadness...
Cup Foods, a Minneapolis Corner Store Forever Tied to the Death of George Floyd
MINNEAPOLIS — Scorn for the brown brick corner store keeps pouring in: “They call the cops on black people,” one person says in an online...
Racial Justice Groups Flooded With Millions in Donations in Wake of Floyd Death
The killing of George Floyd and the ensuing nationwide wave of protests are generating a record-setting flood of donations to racial justice groups, bail funds...