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George Floyd: Minneapolis, St. Paul events mark his death, community response
Sunday, May 25, from 12 to 8 p.m. at Phelps Field Park, 701 E. 39th St., Minneapolis, the organization hosts the Justice for ...
Who George Floyd was — and how systemic racism shaped his life
Five years after George Floyd's death, NPR's Michel Martin talks with Toluse Olorunnipa and Robert Samuels, the Pulitzer Prize-winning authors of His Name is George Floyd.
Fact checking right-wing media’s claims about George Floyd and Derek Chauvin
A new narrative is taking root in the story of George Floyd and the former police officer convicted of murdering him. It is ...
Minneapolis still broken, divided and suffering 5 years after George Floyd death: ‘Black Lives Matter was never here’
It’s unbelievable what happened here,” Reed said, sometimes through tears. “All those activists who claimed to be activists ...
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DOJ moves to end consent decree with Minneapolis police days before anniversary of George Floyd’s murder
The U.S. DOJ wants to end a consent decree with Minneapolis police that would enforce reforms on the department.
Who will Minneapolis choose to inherit the protest headquarters of George Floyd Square?
Minneapolis ran into complications while picking a nonprofit to redevelop the People’s Way at 38th and Chicago.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Says He's 'Prepared' for 'Civil Disturbance' If Rumors That Donald Trump Will Pardon Derek Chauvin Turn Out to be True
In response to rumors originating on the far right that President Donald Trump might pardon former Minneapolis police officer ...
Ilhan Omar on George Floyd, 5 years later
This weekend marks five years since George Floyd ’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer, a moment captured on video that ...