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Keith Ellison thegrio.com
April 26, 2021
In the wake of the Derek Chauvin verdict, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison reflected on the landmark trial.
chauvin thegrio.com
April 23, 2021
The DOJ is considering bringing charges against Derek Chauvin for placing his knee of a Black teenager in 2017 according…
Rev. Al Sharpton thegrio.com
April 22, 2021
The Rev. Al Sharpton eulogized Daunte Wright as the Prince of the Brooklyn Center and vowed to remove the stench…
April 21, 2021
The Biden-Harris administration eyes police reform that would establish new federal standards with stiff penalties for police officers.
A large painting depicting the face of George Floyd
April 21, 2021
George Floyd is no longer with us, but his spirit lives on in a verdict that means so much to…
Chauvin Floyd thegrio.com
April 20, 2021
The jury in the Derek Chauvin murder trial found the former police officer guilty in the death of George Floyd.
Minneapolis Braces For Verdict In Derek Chauvin Trial
April 19, 2021
Hundreds of students across Minnesota walked out of class on Monday in a state-wide protest of racial injustice.
Police Shooting Death Of Daunte Wright Near Minneapolis Sparks Protests
April 19, 2021
Multiple journalists and media professionals have been assaulted during the Minneapolis protests over the police killing of Daunte Wright.
The Masters - Round Three
April 19, 2021
On Monday, Governor Ron DeSantis signed an anti-riot bill that serves severe punishments to those involved in violent protests.
George Floyd thegrio.com
April 19, 2021
Sources tell theGrio that President Biden is preparing for a Chauvin trial outcome, but attempts to rein in bad policing…
April 19, 2021
In an interview with theGrio, U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters accuses Republicans of distorting her words, adding "I'm not going to…
April 17, 2021
Chyna Whitaker, the mother of Daunte Wright's son, spoke publicly for the first time Friday since he was killed by…
April 15, 2021
A new video has gone viral of a white man named Luke Oeltjenbruns trying to escape police apprehension while harming…
Derek Chauvin x George Floyd
April 15, 2021
Derek Chauvin's conviction could become a mandate against the senseless disregard of Black lives that we have all longed for.
Kamala Harris thegrio.com
April 14, 2021
In an interview with theGrio, Kamala Harris called for "full accountability" in the Chauvin trial and said Wright "should still…
April 13, 2021
A white Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb resigned…
April 13, 2021
In an emergency meeting over the shooing of Daunte Wright, Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott was given authority over the…
Derek Chauvin, theGrio.com
April 12, 2021
If Derek Chauvin, who murdered George Floyd on videotape, is convicted it will be due to the riveting expert testimony…
Daunte Wright thegrio.com
April 12, 2021
The Brooklyn Center Police chief attributed the death of Daunte Wright to an "accidental discharge" by the responding police officer.
April 12, 2021
"He didn't deserve to be shot and killed like this," said his mother, Katie Wright, after her 20-year-old son's deadly…