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Effort to replace MPD moves forward

Effort to replace MPD moves forward

A proposal to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a new agency passed a hurdle in a City Council committee Thursday.  
by Brandt Williams

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Minnesota’s reckoning with race and policing was many years in the making

Minnesota’s reckoning with race and policing was many years in the making

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the murder and manslaughter trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck for about nine minutes. Floyd’s killing touched off a worldwide reckoning on racial justice and law enforcement, building on the outrage that had grown with each high-profile police killing in recent years.
by Jon Collins

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With Biden's backing, Democrats revive George Floyd police reform bill

With Biden's backing, Democrats revive George Floyd police reform bill

House Democrats have passed the most ambitious effort in decades to overhaul policing. The sweeping measure bans chokeholds and “qualified immunity” for law enforcement while easing requirements for prosecutors to pursue misconduct charges.
by The Associated Press

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Drug overdose deaths surge among Black Americans during pandemic

Drug overdose deaths surge among Black Americans during pandemic

Black Americans with addiction face "pervasive and continuing systemic racism" and often struggle to gain access to treatments that prevent fatal overdoses.
by Brian Mann

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New center to reframe how we research health disparities

New center to reframe how we research health disparities

A new grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota will support antiracism research in the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota.
by Tom Crann

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As virus-era attacks on Asians rise, past victims look back

As virus-era attacks on Asians rise, past victims look back

Asian Americans have faced a dangerous climate since the coronavirus entered the U.S. a year ago. Now, just over a year and thousands of incidents later, some of the earliest victims find moving forward has been difficult or, at best, bittersweet. 
by The Associated Press

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Vernon Jordan, activist, former Clinton adviser, has died

Vernon Jordan, activist, former Clinton adviser, has died

Vernon Jordan, who rose from humble beginnings in the segregated South to become a champion of civil rights before reinventing himself as a Washington insider and corporate influencer, has died, according to a statement from his daughter. He was 85.
by The Associated Press

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6 Dr. Seuss books won't be published for racist images

6 Dr. Seuss books won't be published for racist images

Six Dr. Seuss books — including "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street" and "If I Ran the Zoo" — will stop being published because of racist and insensitive imagery, the business that preserves and protects the author's legacy said Tuesday.
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