Minneapolis
According to AP, on July 31, 33-year-old Ricky Cobb II was pulled over by state troopers on Interstate 94 in Minneapolis.
A Department of Justice investigation confirmed the worst-kept secret.
The third anniversary since George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis, all four of the former-police officers involved in the kneeling killing have finally been fully held accountable for their actions and inactions on that fateful day.
Minneapolis unanimously approved a police reform agreement that looks to combat years of racial bias in policing. Here's what we know.
Entrepreneur Jesse Ross plans on opening a hub for Black, Brown, Indigenous, and women-owned businesses in North Minneapolis.
Conservatives are claiming reverse racism.
After backlash, Minneapolis' First Avenue announced that Dave Chappelle's show would no longer be taking place there.
Minneapolis police sniper Aaron Pearson, who was involved in Andrew Tekle Sundberg's shooting, was also involved in Amir Locke's killing months earlier.
The guilty verdicts for former Minneapolis police officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao for violating George Floyd's civil rights should send a clear message to members of law enforcement who ignore their sworn duties, civil rights leaders said.
During the emotional service, the Reverend Al Sharpton vowed to help the Locke family on their mission for justice and to successfully ban the use of no-knock warrant searches from police protocol.
A mostly white jury was selected in the case for Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao, the three ex-Minneapolis cops who, along with Derek Chauvin, were involved in George Floyd's death. Judge Paul Magnuson said, “There is absolutely nothing about the subject of religion, race or ethnicity that’s involved in this case.”
Nine out of the 12 jurors selected to preside over Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter's trial for the killing of Daunte Wright are white while only one identifies as Black and the other two are Asian.
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