Tag: George Floyd
Minneapolis pays artists to build ‘shrines’ to ‘victims of state violence’
The city of Minneapolis is paying two artists to build nine temporary shrines along Lake Street to “victims of state violence from Minnesota.”
“The nine...
Frey taps ex-Obama official who called Floyd death a ‘lynching’ to...
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has tapped a liberal commentator and ex-Obama official who called George Floyd's death a "lynching" to become the city's first...
Trial delayed for two officers charged in Floyd death
A Hennepin County judge has delayed the trial of two officers charged in the death of George Floyd until next year in order to...
Court filing: Four prosecutors opposed charging Chauvin’s partners
Four officials in the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office disagreed with the decision to charge Derek Chauvin’s fellow officers for their roles in the death...
Mayor calls for ‘anti-racist’ government on George Floyd anniversary
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called for an “anti-racist” city government in an employee-wide email Wednesday to mark the two-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death.
“In...
Kim Potter’s alma mater falsely accuses her of murder in school...
The yearbook for a Minneapolis-area Catholic school makes the false claim that Amir Locke and Daunte Wright were murdered.
Included in the 2021-22 yearbook for...
Derek Chauvin appeals conviction, seeks new trial
Derek Chauvin has filed an appeal for his 2021 conviction for the murder of George Floyd.
The 87-page court of appeals filing asks for either...
State: Minneapolis police engaged in ‘patterns’ of discrimination
(The Center Square) — A state government report found “probable cause” that the city of Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) engaged “in a pattern...
‘Trained conservators’ are preserving ‘burned scraps of paper’ left at George...
"Trained conservators" from the Midwest Arts Conservation Center are preserving "burned scraps of paper" left at George Floyd Square as Minneapolis prepares the site...
Caryn Sullivan: Posing the question — how are we better?
In May of 2020, we were living under an emergency order that dictated our comings and goings. COVID death counts led the news, and...