George Floyd, Minneapolis
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Several nonprofits are competing to redevelop the “People’s Way,” a defunct Speedway gas station that serves as the protest headquarters of George Floyd Square. Whoever is chosen will exert tremendous influence over the direction of the entire fractious intersection,
Progress toward more fair policing could be undermined by a push from some activists and lawmakers on the political right to get President Donald Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin, as his administration moves to end federal policing oversight.
Top cop Brian O'Hara said in an interview with The New York Post that "bourgeois liberal mentality" prevents facts from breaking through in city's approach to policing.
Angela Harrelson was Floyd’s closest relative in Minnesota. She’s dedicated the past five years to gathering community so that we may never forget.
This weekend marks five years since George Floyd ’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer, a moment captured on video that sparked international protests calling for an end to systemic racism and a national conversation on how law enforcement interacts with Black and brown communities.
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Jeanette Rupert, Jeanelle Austin and Butchy Austin grew up around 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis and all took action in different ways following the murder of George Floyd. They shared with MPR News how their activism has impacted them and their communities in the time since.
Conservative media outlets are rewriting the story; some of their claims are false or lacking context. A new narrative is taking root in the story of George Floyd and the former police officer convicted of murdering him.
Fox Television Stations will premiere a one-hour special called After George Floyd. The show is produced by Fox 9 Minneapolis and will look into what has or hasn’t changed since George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis sparked protests, civil unrest ...