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Minnesotans see dozens of new protections in legislative session
The Minnesota legislature has had one of its most productive sessions in recent history. With DFL control of the House, Senate and the...
Elijah Todd-Walden
May 23, 20233 min read
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Ward 3 residents speak out against proposed police precinct
Nineteen different community partners, a council member, and a collection of neighbors stood together in the Minneapolis City Hall...
Elijah Todd-Walden
May 16, 20232 min read
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Ex-MPD officer pleads guilty to excessive use of force
Stallings poses for a mugshot with a fractured eye sockets and multiple cuts and bruises after an MPD officer assaulted him during an...
Elijah Todd-Walden
May 10, 20232 min read
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International human rights experts solicit local testimony on police brutality, racism
Representatives of the United Nations Human Rights Council met with Black community members in North Minneapolis Tuesday to gather...
Jasmine McBride
May 3, 20232 min read
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Final officer involved in George Floyd’s death convicted
The mugshot of Tou Thao, the final officer to be convicted in the death of George Floyd (Via city of Minneapolis) Tou Thao, the last of...
Elijah Todd-Walden
May 2, 20231 min read
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North Minneapolis man shot and killed by FBI after standoff
A man was shot and killed by FBI agents Thursday afternoon in North Minneapolis after an hours-long standoff. Authorities say the...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Apr 27, 20231 min read
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Former Brooklyn Center cop Kim Potter released from prison after 16 months
Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center police officer responsible for the death of 21-year-old Daunte Wright in 2021, was released from...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Apr 24, 20231 min read
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Plans for new MPLS police precinct face public backlash
The City of Minneapolis is considering where to build a new Ward 3 police precinct, three years after the previous precinct was burned...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Apr 19, 20232 min read
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Derek Chauvin appeal denied
The Minnesota Appeals Court rejected the former Minneapolis police officer’s argument that he was deprived of a fair trial for the murder...
BLCK Press Staff
Apr 17, 20231 min read
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Minneapolis pays out $9 million in settlements for police misconduct
Body camera footage from an incident where John Pope was violently restrained by former MPD Officer Derek Chauvin. (Via Robin & Kaplan...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Apr 13, 20232 min read
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Daunte Wright’s family remember him two years after his death
Katie Wright, the mother of Daunte Wright, releases balloons to remember him two years after his death. (Via Brian Few Jr.) The family of...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Apr 12, 20232 min read
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Minneapolis Residents respond to Minneapolis-MDHR settlement
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frye speaks at a press conference announcing the city's settlement with MDHR. (Elijah Todd-Walden/BLCK Press) As...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Apr 7, 20232 min read
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Former police union head barred from serving in 3 counties
Former Minnesota Police Union President Bob Kroll has been barred from serving in Hennepin, Anoka, and Ramsey counties following a...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Apr 6, 20232 min read
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Minneapolis Police policies to change with human rights settlement
MDHR Commissioner Rebecca Lucero speaks at a press conference about the settlement between MDHR and Minneapolis regarding police conduct....
Elijah Todd-Walden
Mar 31, 20232 min read
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Families rally at capitol for those lost to police violence
Bayle Gelle, the father of Dolal Idd, marches out of the Minnesota State Capitol to demand justice for those killed by police. (Elijah...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Mar 25, 20232 min read
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No-Knock warrant ban gets second committee hearing
Andre Locke, the father of Amir Locke, and Minnesota Rep. Brion Curran (DFL) testify in favor of a bill banning no-knock warrants (Elijah...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Mar 24, 20231 min read
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Minnesota House considers law to ban no-knock warrants
Andre Locke, the father of Amir Locke, testified in front of the Minnesota House of Representatives Safety Finance and Policy Committee...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Mar 21, 20232 min read
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Cordale Q Handy Remembrance Foundation holds ‘angel-versary’ for Cordale Handy and Brittany Glover
Kim Handy-Jones, the mother of Cordale Handy, embraces one of the many people who came to remember her son. (Elijah Todd-Walden/BLCK...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Mar 18, 20232 min read
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Police Footage Raises Skepticism In Death of Khalil Azad
The family of Khalil Amir Azad, Jamal Johnson(center), Ayisha Johnson(right) and Fatimeh Todd(Left) at a student protest Monday, Mar. 6...
Jasmine McBride
Mar 8, 20232 min read
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Minnesota students demand transparency in Khalil Ahmed Azad's death
The brother of Khalil Ahmed Azad, Jamal Johnson, marches alongside dozens of Minnesota students demanding transparency in his brother's...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Mar 6, 20232 min read
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