The court now has 9 of the 12 jurors needed. Meanwhile a motorist drove through a crowd gathered in solidarity with Daunte Wright’s family. Feven Gerezgiher reports
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Jury Selection Begins in Kim Potter Trial
Four jurors were confirmed: two white males (one in his 20s and another in his 50s), an Asian woman in her 40s and one white woman in her 60s. Chioma Uwagwu reports.
Trial of Kim Potter Begins With Jury Selection
Potter is charged with first and second-degree manslaughter after she shot Daunte Wright on April 11 during a traffic stop. Wright’s family and community leaders held a press conference Monday afternoon to demand Potter be held accountable. Georgia Fort r
The Work Continues to Preserve George Floyd Square
Jeanelle Austin is Executive Director of the George Floyd Global Memorial; it’s her job to maintain the space and preserve over 3000 offerings at the square. Safiya Mohamed reports.
White Earth Nation Seeks to Build Back Cultural Archive
Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Jaime Arsenault is searching for documents and other artifacts that might provide closure for victims of boarding school assimilation programs. Feven Gerezgiher reports
24 Years After Son was Killed by Police, Mother Gets His Belongings
Demetrius Hill was killed by St. Paul police officer Gerald Vick in 1997 for suspected robbery. 24 years later Marilyn Hill is still working to prove his innocence. Tiffany Bui reports.
Community Members Shut Down Prior Lake-Savage School Board Meeting
Dozens of students, parents and graduates from the district showed up to speak out about their own racist encounters after a video went viral of a student encouraging a Black teen to kill herself. But school board members refused to hear more than a handf
Families and Educators Tackle the Education Gap
Over the weekend, education advocates gathered for a forum titled ‘Are Public Schools in Minnesota Failing Black Children? Safiya Mohamed reports
Minnesotans March Against Rittenhouse Verdict, Prior Lake Hate Crime
Over the weekend, many Minnesotans took to the streets to denounce the verdict which acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse of murder. Meanwhile, dozens of students and families showed solidarity for the victim of a recent hate crime in Prior Lake. Feven Gerezgiher r
Soul-Reckoning
Anthony and Georgia catch up on this week’s news and check-in with Racial Reckoning founder Freddie Bell about the origin of the project and where he sees it going in the future.