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Author of George Floyd biography says momentum has 'dried up'

Author of George Floyd biography says momentum has 'dried up'

Toluse Olorunnipa, co-author of “His Name is George Floyd,” sees parallels between this moment and the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s when there was also backlash to major social and political changes.
by Emily Reese, Emily Bright and Ngoc Bui

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'There's reason to be hopeful': AG Ellison on five years after George Floyd

'There's reason to be hopeful': AG Ellison on five years after George Floyd

Sunday marks five years since Minneapolis police officers killed George Floyd at the corner of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue. Reflecting on the years that have passed, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said “there’s reason to be hopeful” even as the country saw the highest number of police killings in a decade in 2024.
by Emily Bright and Ngoc Bui

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George Floyd Square business owner says he was ‘collateral damage’

George Floyd Square business owner says he was ‘collateral damage’

Edwin Reed owns Sincere Detailing Pros at 38th and Chicago in south Minneapolis. He said his business took a dramatic downward turn after the murder of George Floyd five years ago.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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Historian traces police brutality in Minneapolis back to 1800s

Historian traces police brutality in Minneapolis back to 1800s

The death of George Floyd wasn’t an anomaly. Long before Floyd, there was Ophelia Rice, a Black woman violently assaulted by a white police officer named Thomas Britt in Minneapolis in 1899.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lukas Levin

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Stillwater mayor on impacts of planned prison closure

Stillwater mayor on impacts of planned prison closure

MCF-Stillwater is one of the state's oldest prisons and has been plagued by safety spending and staffing concerns, yet it employs more than 400 people in the area. Stillwater Mayor Ted Kozlowski joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition Tuesday to talk about the plan and its impacts.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Minneapolis will follow police reform consent decree, despite DOJ dismissal

Minneapolis will follow police reform consent decree, despite DOJ dismissal

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a motion to dismiss its case against the city of Minneapolis that could have resulted in a federal consent decree and mandated reforms for the Minneapolis Police Department. 
by MPR News Staff

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Red tape, rising costs slow efforts to rebuild businesses burned after Floyd’s murder

Red tape, rising costs slow efforts to rebuild businesses burned after Floyd’s murder

Five years after George Floyd’s killing set off nights of destruction, vacant lots and broken buildings remain along Lake Street and other Minneapolis business districts. Some business owners say money woes and city zoning rules have made it hard to rebuild.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Report reviews one year of Minneapolis’ progress in court-ordered police reform

Report reviews one year of Minneapolis’ progress in court-ordered police reform

On Tuesday, the independent monitor shared a report that laid out what the city and the police department has done to comply with court-ordered reforms thus far, where it’s fallen short and what’s next.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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