NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityEx-Officer Kim Potter Charged With 2nd-Degree Manslaughter in the Death of Daunte WrightKim Potter, the now-former Brooklyn Center, Minn., police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright during a traffic…ByZack LinlyPublishedApril 14, 2021
NewsNewsMarvin Scott III Died in a Texas Jail. His Family Is Still Waiting for the Officers to Be ChargedIn March, Marvin Scott III was arrested in Allen, Texas, for possessing less than two ounces of marijuana—a…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedApril 14, 2021
NewsOpinionOpinionNewsOpinionOpinionDaunte and the Debt Collectors: How the Cops Became RobbersOn Sunday, April 11, 20-year-old Daunte Wright was driving with his girlfriend in Brooklyn Center, Minn., when an…ByMichael HarriotPublishedApril 14, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsBarack Obama Calls for Full and Transparent Investigation Into Daunte Wright Shooting, While Biden Talks Tough to LootersBlack America’s president for life, Barack Obama, took to Twitter to call for a “a full and transparent…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedApril 13, 2021
NewsNewsKim Potter, the Officer Who Fatally Shot Daunte Wright, and the Brooklyn Center Police Chief Have Both ResignedThe fatal shooting of Daunte Wright on Sunday by a Minnesota police officer immediately prompted calls for the…ByJoe JuradoPublishedApril 13, 2021
CultureHealthMental HealthCultureHealthMental HealthI Think I've Started to Use Avoidance As Self-Care“...so how you feel, frustrated, irritated, sometimes I don’t know myself, I be too numb, to feel something…ByPanama JacksonPublishedApril 13, 2021
NewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeSocial Justice'How Many Black Kids Have to Be Killed for No Freaking Reason?': Sports World Reacts to Daunte Wright ShootingIn the immediate aftermath of the police shooting of Jacob Blake last August, the Milwaukee Bucks refused to take…ByJay ConnorPublishedApril 13, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsBrooklyn Center Mayor Granted Authority Over Police Department; Cop Who Killed Daunte Wright Once Served as Police Union PresidentAfter two days of protests over the police killing of Daunte Wright, the city manager of Brooklyn Center has been…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedApril 13, 2021
NewsNews‘He Showed Us How to Treat Our Mom’: George Floyd’s Brother Gives Heartfelt Testimony During Day 11 of Chauvin TrialDay 11 of Derek Chauvin’s trial saw a cardiologist push back against the idea a heart attack caused George Floyd’s…ByJoe JuradoPublishedApril 12, 2021
NewsNewsDuring Heated Press Conference, Brooklyn Center Police Chief Says Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright Meant to Use Her TaserIn what feels like a horrific sense of déjà vu, there has been growing unrest in Minnesota after an unarmed Black…ByJoe JuradoPublishedApril 12, 2021
NewsNewsProtests Erupt After Police Shoot and Kill 20-Year-Old Daunte Wright During Traffic Stop In MinnesotaPolice shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop Sunday in Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis. The…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedApril 12, 2021