Minneapolis, George Floyd and Changed
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People will gather in what is known as George Floyd Square on Sunday to reflect on the police murder of George Floyd.
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Former Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo says he wishes he had moved faster to change the culture of his department before the murder of George Floyd, which happened five years ago Sunday.
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When Brian O’Hara arrived in Minneapolis as the new chief of police in 2022, he found a department that was "decimated" amid backlash after the killing of George Floyd.
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The May 29 conversation will draw a line between the Robinsons, subjects of the Minnesota Star Tribune’s podcast “Ghost of a Chance,” and George Floyd’s murder.
A packed Target Center was howlin' Saturday night. Fans started showing up hours before the game started decked out in team colors.
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Big Floyd joined the Screwed Up Click in 1994 and earned a reputation for his raw freestyles and streetwise authenticity. Alongside fellow Houston icons like Trae Tha Truth, Lil Keke, Fat Pat, and UGK, Floyd helped lay the foundation for a sound that would influence generations.
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The Vacaville Reporter on MSNFive years later: Vallejo, Minneapolis still linked togetherAt about 1,950 miles and two time zones away, Minneapolis has precious little in common with Vallejo. Still, for better or worse, the two cities were linked together for good on May 25, 2020.
Progress toward more fair policing could be undermined by a push from some activists and lawmakers on the political right to get President Donald Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin, as his administration moves to end federal policing oversight.
Minneapolis Police de-escalated a situation with an armed man threatening neighbors, resulting in a peaceful arrest.
The Office of Latine Achievement originally faced 70% cuts as the district deals with a steep deficit. Now both OLA and a similar program serving Black students will each lose a third of their budget.