Tag: Black Lives Matter
Should MN Protesters Be Financially Liable For Protest Costs?
ST. PAUL, MN -- A bill intended to punish protesters who block traffic and damage property is making its way through the legislature. The...
Judge Tosses Out I-94 Protesters’ Riot Charges
St. Paul, MN - A Ramsey county judge has thrown out the third-degree riot charges against more than 40 people involved with the violent...
BLM Activist To Run For Mayor of Minneapolis
Nekima Levy-Pounds, a prominent figure in Minneapolis' Black Lives Matter movement and vociferous critic of the recent police shootings of Jamar Clark and Philando...
Dayton Appoints BLM Member to Police-Community Council
St. Paul, MN - On Wednesday Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) issued an executive order to form the “Council on Law Enforcement and Community Relations.”...
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Jamar Clark Protests Cost Taxpayers $1 Million
The 4th Precinct protests last November cost taxpayers a total of over $1 million according to records obtained by KSTP.
Over $900,000 was spent by...
Minneapolis Councilwoman Threatens Colleagues If Brought Up On Ethics Charges
A December 2015 Alpha News report cited a petition that had been started to recall Minneapolis City Councilwoman Alondra Cano (Minneapolis Ward 9) after...
Black Lives Matter St Paul Leader Resigns
In a surprising move the leader of Black Lives Matter St. Paul is leaving the activist organization.
Rashad Turner, who led Black Lives...
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Black Lives Matter Ramps Up Activity During Busy State Fair Season
Black Lives Matter and other groups concerned with police use of force are continuing to make their presence known around the Twin Cities area...
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Will Minnesota Pass a “Blue Lives Matter” Bill?
Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include comments by the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association. 7/21/16 9:26 a.m.
A series of so called “Blue...
Black Lives Matter Cancels Rosedale Protest – Future Protests in the...
Plans to protest the death of Philando Castile at the Rosedale Shopping Center Sunday did not come to fruition after organizers with Black Lives...