Archive for July 2016
How To Engage A Huge Voting Bloc: 64-Million Low-Wage Workers
Can the energy of the "Fight for $15" battle be tapped for the November elections?
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Misleading To Say “Special Prosecutor” Hired In Philando Castile Case Says NAACP
Ramsey County Attorney John Choi has taken the rare step of hiring a special prosecutor — Don Lewis— to help with deciding if police officers who killed Philando Castile at…
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Family Torn By Deportation, MN Delegate Calls For Focus On Immigration at DNC
A call for immigration reform from a Minnesota DNC delegate whose brother is being held in immigration detention and is awaiting deportation. He says current immigration policies are tearing his…
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Protests Erupt When Hillary Clinton Mentions Philando Castile
Protesters began chanting “hands up, don’t shoot” when Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton mentioned Philando Castile’s name while speaking in Minneapolis.
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Time to Stop Killing And Start Loving, Say Mourners at Philando Castile Funeral
They talk about Castile's life, the tragedy of how he died and what needs to be done to prevent deaths like this in the future.
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Thousands Mourn Philando Castile At Funeral – Video And Photos
"United for Philando" chanted many of the thousands of people showed up for the funeral of Philando Castile, the man police killed at a traffic stop which set off a…
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CD2 Voters To Get One More Look At GOP Congressional Candidates Before Aug 9 Primary
Four Republican candidates running in the primary for Minnesota's only open congressional seat have been invited to debate less than a week before voters go to the polls.
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Video Replay: Judge Hatchett Seeks Justice For Castile Family
A former judge and syndicated TV show host will represent the Castile family as they pursue justice after police killed Philando Castile during a traffic stop — setting off a…
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Mother Shares Painful Memories Of Sons’ Deaths. What Happened Next Was Beautiful.
Ericka Cullars-Golden has lost one son to suicide and another was killed by police. Attending a rally to support relatives of Philando Castile was a way of working through her…
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Video Replay: Justice Rally For Philando Castile – Rage, Frustration And Prayer
The line of people wanting to speak just kept growing. NAACP Minneapolis President Nekima Levy-Pounds had called a 10am news conference outside of Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton's residence to urge…
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