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'We can’t let this go': Calls for justice, changes as George Floyd honored in Minneapolis

'We can’t let this go': Calls for justice, changes as George Floyd honored in Minneapolis

Hundreds of family, friends, elected officials, celebrities and civil rights activists honored George Floyd in Minneapolis, the first stop in a series of memorials across the country.
by MPR News Staff

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'This is part of their history': Song, sorrow envelop Minneapolis park during Floyd memorial

'This is part of their history': Song, sorrow envelop Minneapolis park during Floyd memorial

As members of George Floyd's family remembered his life inside the chapel at North Central University in Minneapolis, a few hundred people gathered in a nearby park to listen. The sounds of song and sorrow poured through speakers placed outside the building for all to hear.
by Brandt Williams

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Being black in America: 'We have a place in this world, too'

Being black in America: 'We have a place in this world, too'

As protests continue around the country in response to several high-profile deaths of African Americans in recent weeks, black people say they are frustrated, fearful and fatigued.
by Maquita Peters

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Rashad Turner had wanted to be a cop. He founded a Black Lives Matter chapter instead

Rashad Turner had wanted to be a cop. He founded a Black Lives Matter chapter instead

The St. Paul native trained to be a police officer — because he wanted to help. To him, the cops were the good guys. But what once felt like a calling to wear a badge ended long ago.
by Matt Kwong, Noel King and Ashley Westerman

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As the nation chants her name, Breonna Taylor's family grieves a life 'robbed'

As the nation chants her name, Breonna Taylor's family grieves a life 'robbed'

Breonna Taylor's family and friends mourn her death — and process what it means for her to become a national symbol. Police in Louisville, Ky., shot and killed the 26-year-old EMT in March.
by Ari Shapiro, Jason Fuller and Becky Sullivan

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MN county attorneys: State AG office should handle police deadly force cases

MN county attorneys: State AG office should handle police deadly force cases

County prosecutors, who work closely with police on criminal cases, have been accused of having a conflict of interest in prosecuting cases against cops. The Minnesota County Attorneys Association acknowledged that sentiment and said it is important that people have faith in the process.
by Peter Cox

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8:46: A number becomes a potent symbol of police brutality

8:46: A number becomes a potent symbol of police brutality

In the protest movement surrounding George Floyd’s death, a time span has become an important symbol: 8 minutes, 46 seconds. That’s how long prosecutors say the 46-year-old black man was pinned to the ground under a white police officer’s knee before he died last week.
by The Associated Press

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White defendant allegedly used racial slur after killing Ahmaud Arbery

White defendant allegedly used racial slur after killing Ahmaud Arbery

William "Roddie" Bryan told investigators he overheard Travis McMichael use a racial epithet after fatally shooting a black man in Glynn County, Ga., in February, according to court testimony Thursday by a Georgia Bureau of Investigation official.
by Brakkton Booker

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Faith leaders reflect on the killing of George Floyd

Faith leaders reflect on the killing of George Floyd

The day after George Floyd was memorialized, we heard from three spiritual leaders in the black community about their fears and hopes in this moment.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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