Join the Conversation That Matters! Diverse Engagement presents a Virtual Town Hall on *Redistricting & Black Representation* This important discussion brings together community leaders and experts to break down how redistricting impacts representation, policy, and your voice. Featuring: Hon. Aijalon “A.C.” CordozaTavorise K. Marks, M.A.Phillip E. Thompson, Esq.Rev. Dr. Karl E. Brower Hosted by: Miss […]
Darnella Frazier, the teenager who recorded the video showing the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, was awarded a 2021 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation. According to the Pulitzer Prize Board, Frazier won the citation “for courageously recording the murder of George Floyd, a video that spurred protests against police brutality around the […]
The trial of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin will stay in Minneapolis, after a judge rejected requests to delay and relocate the trial on Friday. Jury selection continued on Friday with a 13th juror chosen and one slot left to fill. The trial is set to being March 29th and last about four weeks. Chauvin […]
The Minneapolis City Council has unanimously agreed and approved measures to pay $27 million to settle a federal civil lawsuit from George Floyd’s family. Floyd family attorney Ben Crump said Friday in a prepared statement that the settlement “sends a powerful message that Black lives do matter and police brutality against people of color must end.” Included […]