NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityThe Times When Black Americans Rose-up In the Wake of Police BrutalityMichael Brown's death helped spark a whole movement. The Root looks back at other incidents of police brutality that…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedAugust 16, 2023Comments (7)
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Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementKicking Off 2023 with Another Cop Facing a Felony [Update]There are even more awaiting trial or sentencing in the killings of Black men.ByKalyn WomackUpdatedJanuary 3, 2023Comments (1)
NewsLegalNewsLegalMother of Daunte Wright’s Son Sues Attorney Ben Crump and Family Over Gofundme DonationsChyna Whitaker alleges her son Daunte Jr. has “not seen one single penny” from the Daunte Wright Sr. Memorial Fund.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedOctober 6, 2022Comments (4)
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeFor the First Time in a Long Time, A Philly Officer is Convicted for Murdering a Black Man [Update]Reports say he had a number of complaints filed against him over the span of the officer’s 10-year career.ByKalyn WomackPublishedSeptember 22, 2022Comments (38)
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeEx-Police Chief Files Suit Over Resignation In Daunte Wright ShootingFormer Minneapolis police chief Tim Gannon claims his forced resignation was retaliatory and discriminatoryByMurjani RawlsPublishedAugust 5, 2022Comments (13)
Criminal JusticeLegalCriminal JusticeLegalDaunte Wright’s Passenger Sues Minneapolis and Officer who Killed HimKim Potter still faces heat even while she serves time for the murder of Daunte Wright.ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 2, 2022Comments (1)
NewsLegalNewsLegalDaunte Wright’s Family to Receive $3 Million Settlement in Wrongful Death SuitThe settlement includes new training ideas for Brooklyn Center police.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJune 22, 2022Comments (2)
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersTwo Years After The Murder Of George Floyd, America Still Won't Change The Way It Polices Black PeopleDespite his death galvanizing nationwide racial justice protests, law enforcement continues to brutalize Black folks…ByCandace McDuffiePublishedMay 26, 2022Comments (20)
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementDaunte Wright’s Mother Detained by Officer for Recording Traffic StopKatie Wright said it was her civic duty to make sure no one suffered the same fate as her son.ByKalyn WomackPublishedMay 9, 2022
NewsNewsFamily of Daunte Wright Hesitant for Memorial to be Taken DownDaunte Wright’s mother believes the memorial is ‘not hurting anybody.’ByNoah A. McGeePublishedMarch 14, 2022Comments (1)
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementKim Potter Sentenced Just Two Years in Prison for the Killing of Daunte WrightThe prosecution was seeking a prison sentence of Seven years and Two monthsByNoah A. McGeePublishedFebruary 18, 2022Comments (66)
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementMinnesota State Patrol Banned From Attacking Journalists in Court SettlementMinnesota will have to pay a group of journalists $825,000 over Minnesota State Patrol mistreatment during the…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedFebruary 9, 2022Comments (4)
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasChance Lynch, One of Andrew Brown Jr.'s Lawyers, Says There's Only One Real Weapon to Fight Police Killing: End Qualified ImmunityA civil rights attorney explains why police are not held accountable for killing.ByChance Lynch as told to Murjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 25, 2022Comments (25)
PoliticsPoliticsAndrea Jenkins is the First Transgender Official in US History to Be President of a City CouncilBlack Jenkins is making history for a second time after 2017, when she was the first openly transgender person to be…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 13, 2022Comments (1)
Criminal JusticeLegalCriminal JusticeLegalJuror In Kim Potter Trial Speaks About Guilty Verdict Deliberations“This was strictly about Daunte Wright, Kim Potter, and the law,” the juror saidByMurjani RawlsPublishedDecember 30, 2021Comments (7)
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementFormer Minnesota Officer Kim Potter Found Guilty of Manslaughter For the Fatal Shooting of Daunte WrightThe former officer could face up to eight years in prison as per Minnesota sentence guidelines.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedDecember 23, 2021Comments (70)
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityMostly White Jury Still Deliberating in Kim Potter TrialAfter two days of deliberations, jurors asked the court what would happen if they were unable to reach a verdict.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 22, 2021Comments (31)
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityClosing Arguments Given in Kim Potter Trial, Jury Begins DeliberationsIn closing arguments, the defense asserts that 20-year-old Daunte Wright caused his own death.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 20, 2021Comments (31)
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice Brutality'It Just Went Chaotic': A Weeping Kim Potter Takes the StandFormer Minnesota officer Kim Potter spared no tears while performing her testimony before a mostly white jury.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 18, 2021Comments (41)