Tag: Minneapolis
Minneapolis settles with 12 hurt in George Floyd protests
By Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The city of Minneapolis has reached a $600,000 settlement with 12 protesters who were injured during demonstrations after the May...
Coalition Kicks Off Votercade with Goal of 10 Million More Black Voters
By Stacy M. Brown, Senior National Correspondent, NNPA Newswire
The bar is set high: 10 million more Black voters.
That’s the goal as the Transformative Justice...
Environmental Justice Concerns Loom Over Rail Merger
By Hazel Trice Edney, Trice Edney Newswire
A few months back, I wrote a column focused on my misgivings about the proposed merger of two...
2 Ex-cops Charged in George Floyd Killing Reject Plea Deals
By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press
Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng are charged with aiding and abetting both second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd's...
Town honors Ahmaud Arbery day after end of hate crimes case
By Russ Bynum, Associated Press
A crowd of dozens chanted on a sweltering street corner Tuesday as Ahmaud Arbery's hometown unveiled new street signs honoring...