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Daunte Wright’s Passenger Sues Minneapolis and Officer who Killed Him
Kim Potter still faces heat even while she serves time for the murder of Daunte Wright.
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Foot Locker Says Its Spent $54M With Black Businesses, Charities Since George Floyd’s death
The company is one of many that made pledges following the death of George Floyd
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![[Updated] Every Ex-Cop Charged in George Floyd’s Killing Has Been Sentenced](https://www.theroot.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/55d02962a2184ab53e913edea7a6ebf7-300x200.jpg)
[Updated] Every Ex-Cop Charged in George Floyd’s Killing Has Been Sentenced
The case for former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao and J. Alexander was rescheduled to ensure a non-biased jury.
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Light Sentences For the Other Cops Who Killed George Floyd Defy Logic and Humanity
That the former officers who watched Floyd perish will do less than five years is unacceptable.
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White Woman Faces Charges for Spitting at Black Protestor
She claims she didn’t do it though a photograph of the incident suggests differently.
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Arizona Law Makes It Illegal To Record Police Within 8 Feet
The new law could result in misdemeanor charges for protestors who record at a close distance after one verbal warning.
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![Derek Chauvin Gets 21-Year Federal Sentence And Showed His True Cowardice Today [UPDATE]](https://www.theroot.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/8a6a070f65cd9b80815a11c265745c47-300x200.jpg)
Derek Chauvin Gets 21-Year Federal Sentence And Showed His True Cowardice Today [UPDATE]
The ex-Minneapolis cop was sentenced for violating George Floyd's civil rights.
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Black Man Hopes to Increase Awareness and Acceptance of Jews of Color
After discovering Judaism as a teen, Nate Looney is now part of the new Jewish Equity Diversity and Inclusion team at the Jewish Federations of North America
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5 Black Women and Girls Were Killed Every Day in 2020, Report Finds
Black women are four times more likely than white women to die by violence.