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Minneapolis mdash; Nearly a year after George Floyd died, the people of Minneapolis are still demanding justice and the city is once again in the spotlight. Opening arguments are set to begin Monday in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was seen in a disturbing video kneeling on George Floyd s neck for more than nine minut
stanley cup es during a fatal May 2020 arrest. It took 11 days to pick 12 jurors and three alternates. There are nine women and six men. Of those, nine are White, four are Black and two that identify as multiracial. It s a surprisingly diverse panel for a county that is about 75% White.Floyd s death sparked prote
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stanley cup country and the world. Most were peaceful, but Minneapolis still bears the scars of the looting and destruction.How to watch opening statements in the trial of Derek ChauvinThe area around the courthouse is fortified with fences, razor wire and National Guard soldiers. In the middle of jury selection, the city settled a lawsuit filed from Floyd s family for $27 million. It sends a message that the unjust taking of Black life will no longer be written off as trivial, unimportant or unworthy of consequences, said Ben Crump, an attorney for the Floyd family. Demonstrators rally in front of the Hennepin County Government Center on March 28, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. BRANDON BELL / Gett Lxsj Mayor de Blasio apologizes for comments directed at the Jewish community for Hasidic funeral in Brooklyn
Common plays the long-time manager of a jazz singer in Here and Now. Paramount Pictures On the day after the midterm elections, Common was hopeful as the full picture of the previous night s events started to come into view. The 46-year-old hip-hop icon, who had campaigned with several Democratic candidates, saw a bright future for his fellow progressives, despite Democratic losses in sever
adidas samba al high-profile races and the party failing to capture the Senate. I really feel like a lot of progress was made with Democrats getting the House, an openly gay governor was elected and more women are a part of the House, he told CBS News, admitting he was disappointed by the results in Georgia and Florida, whereStacey Abrams and Andrew Gillum lost their respective races for governor. I also look at the fact that a black woman is right there on the precipice of being the governor of Georgia. In itself, I have to take some victory in that. On the campaign trail, Common spoke at events for Abrams, Gillum and J. B. Pritzker, who won election as the next governor of Illinois. Of course we want the win, but I m still inspired, he said. I still believe as much work as we do on the grassroots-level, community wise and outside of the political sphere, we have to do just as much work an
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