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'Don't Black People Have Second Amendment Rights?': <i>The Root Presents: It’s Lit!</i> and Carol Anderson Take Aim at the Fatal Inequality of <i>The Second</i>

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'Don't Black People Have Second Amendment Rights?': The Root Presents: It’s Lit! and Carol Anderson Take Aim at the Fatal Inequality of The Second

The bestselling author of 'White Rage' turns her historian's lens onto the anti-Blackness baked into the American…

Maiysha Kai

7/08/21 1:30PM

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Innocent Black Man Killed in Crash While Minneapolis Police Chased Suspect Identified as Uncle of Darnella Frazier

The teen who filmed the death of George Floyd is now grieving the death of a family member killed during a…

Zack Linly

7/07/21 11:30AM

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Minneapolis Woman Dead After Car Drives Into a Crowd of People Protesting Against Police Violence

Three others suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Joe Jurado

6/14/21 1:46PM

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US Marshals Fatally Shoot Black Man in Minneapolis. Investigators Say There is No Video Evidence of What Led to the Shooting

If George Floyd’s murder wasn’t recorded by a bystander and shown to the world, there is little doubt that Derek…

Zack Linly

6/06/21 11:29AM

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Derek Chauvin Wants Probation for Murder. First I Was Like, 'What America Does He Live In?' Then I Was Like, 'Oh Yeah'

Like most of white conservative America, Derek Chauvin doesn’t think he’s a criminal. How could he? He’s a cop, a…

Zack Linly

6/03/21 3:38PM

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Judge Rules Derek Chauvin Is a Broke Bitch, Unable to Hire an Attorney in Federal Civil Rights Case

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin isn’t only a convicted murderer; apparently, he’s also a broke…

Joe Jurado

6/02/21 2:00PM

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2 Tacoma Police Officers Charged With Murder and a 3rd Charged With Manslaughter in Death of Manuel Ellis

Weeks before George Floyd was murdered by ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, another Black man in Tacoma,…

Zack Linly

5/27/21 6:30PM

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Federal Trial Arraignment Date for Ex-Minneapolis Officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas Lane Set for July

A federal trial arraignment date has been set for former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng,…

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Judge Rules Derek Chauvin Could Face Longer Sentencing Since He Treated George Floyd With ‘Particular Cruelty’

When former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of the murder in the death of George Floyd,…

Joe Jurado

5/12/21 1:00PM

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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Derek Chauvin and 3 Other Ex-Cops on Civil Rights Violations

Seeing actions actually have consequences for cops is a continually bizarre experience. A federal grand jury has…

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California School District Apologizes for Planning ‘Support Circle for White Students’ Amid Derek Chauvin Guilty Verdict

Have you ever come across a story that you know you’re supposed to be upset and offended by, but it’s just so damn…

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NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Wants Justice Department to Suspend Police Grants Amid Investigation Into Policing Practices

After former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd, Attorney General…

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No Matter What Happened in the Derek Chauvin Trial, the Former Cop Was Leaving in Handcuffs: Report

If the jury in the trial of Derek Chauvin had found the former Minneapolis cop who kneeled on George Floyd’s neck…

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

4/29/21 12:30PM

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DOJ Considers Charging Derek Chauvin in 2017 Incident Where he Allegedly Beat Black 14-Year-Old and Knelt on Him for 17 Minutes

The hits just don’t stop coming for ex-Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin. Now that he’s been convicted of…

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George Floyd Mural in Houston Defaced With Racial Slurs Shortly After Chauvin Verdict

Apparently, it was a hard week for the worst kind of white people. Clearly they thought the trial of Derek Chauvin…

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DOJ to Investigate Police Practices in Minneapolis

Less than a day after Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd, the U.S. Department of Justice…

Terrell Jermaine Starr

4/21/21 4:00PM

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Yes, Derek Chauvin Was Found Guilty in the Death of George Floyd, But What’s…Next?

Derek Chauvin, the former Minnesota cop who kneeled on George Floyd’s neck for over nine minutes until he became…

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

4/21/21 3:00PM

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Justice, I Guess.

On May 25, 2020, George Perry Floyd, was alive.

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Jury Finds Derek Chauvin Guilty Of All 3 Counts in the Murder of George Floyd

After over 10 hours of deliberation across 2 days, a jury has unanimously found former Minneapolis police officer…

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A Quack Wants to Get Rid of a Queen: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Wants to Expel Auntie Maxine from Congress

GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.), aka QAnon’s favorite chew toy, is spending her time in Congress the way she…

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

4/19/21 10:15AM

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