Community anger in north Minneapolis over the police shooting of Jamar Clark is a force in the 2017 Minneapolis City Council races. That was apparent this past Thursday as activists and residents an opportunity to directly question City Council candidates about stopping police violence. Continue Reading →
Levy-Pounds made her announcement outside the Minneapolis 4th Police Precinct, the same place where she and many others had staged protests a year ago when Jamar Clark was gunned down by police. Continue Reading →
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 a traffic stop should be prosecuted. Continue Reading →
Trust of the police and the justice system when it comes to people of color is low. So it may be surprising that the Minneapolis NAACP is against a bill in the Minnesota legislature that would pave the way for more cities to equip their police with “body cams” that could show conclusively if an officer took inappropriate action. Continue Reading →
A bipartisan group of Minnesota legislators plus others hold a town hall meeting on prison sentence reform and the Appleton Prison. Continue Reading →
“Although I cry today, I will be fighting tomorrow.” — Asha Long, one of many people angered and vowing action after no charges were filed against the police who killed Jamar Clark.
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NAACP Minneapolis President Nekima Levy-Pounds says County Attorney Mike Freeman needs to be replaced. She is fielding candidates to run against Freeman and did not rule herself out as a candidate. Continue Reading →
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said he was releasing all of the video in the police killing of Jamar Clark. We’re posting it here as we get it. Freeman declined to charge either of the officers in the case today. Continue Reading →
Activists say they will not tolerate police engaging in excessive force and say they are planning “nonviolent, peaceful protest.” The police must strike a balance between protecting free speech and public safety says the video. Continue Reading →
People who attended a rally calling for justice in the Minneapolis police killing of Jamar Clark tell us in song and prose why they are there. Continue Reading →
Several hundred people rallied Saturday to put pressure on Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman to prosecute the Minneapolis police officers who shot and killed Jamar Clark. Continue Reading →
Grand juries don’t provide enough transparency and accountability in police shootings says the Hennepin County Attorney. So no grand jury in the Jamar Clark case or any future police shootings. Continue Reading →
“Doors getting slammed in their (minorities) faces and you don’t even notice there’s doors there. Because to you they’re just door frames.” said Poet Misty Rowan to the mostly black crowd that clicked their fingers in approval. Continue Reading →
Black Lives Matter is threatening to protest at the nation’s largest shopping mall during one of the busiest shopping days of the year if its demands are not met, including the release of video surrounding the police shooting of Jamar Clark. Continue Reading →
When you’re the victim of a shooting you expect the police to help you, not threaten you. But that’s what Wesley Martin says happened to him after a group of white supremacists opened fire on him and four other Black Lives Matter protesters in Minneapolis on November 23. Continue Reading →
“We understand that all lives matter. Unless black lives matter, all lives can’t matter” Cornell Brooks, National NAACP president told the crowd. “We are in it for the long haul.”
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Michelle Gross says what Minneapolis police did at the shooting scene will prevent the state and federal investigators from gathering all of the eyewitness accounts. Continue Reading →
