The recent sympathy towards #BLM is a reflection of corporate opportunism.
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Minnesota Labor Can Lead The Nation as we Reimagine Public Safety Together
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‘To me, addressing the harm of policing is certainly a labor issue and we should be fighting for a labor movement free from jobs that harm and dehumanize us as workers as well as those with whom we interact. We have that opportunity in Minnesota right now.’
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West Coast Dockers Stop Work to Honor George Floyd
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At 9 a.m. on Tuesday, ports across the U.S. West Coast ground to a halt as longshore workers stopped work to mourn the death of George Floyd.
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Posthumous Pardon Considered in MN Case that Fueled Racial Tension
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The state Board of Pardons, which includes Gov. Tim Walz, could vote as early as today on a posthumous pardon for Max Mason, a black man convicted of raping a white woman in Duluth in 1920.
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Minneapolis is a Canvas
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While Barlow is primarily a studio based oil painter she shifted to murals. “I don’t typically do murals, but I felt called to do this work because it’s quicker, it’s reactive. And you can involve community so you can involve non-painters in the work. “
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Postal Workers from Burned S. Minneapolis Station Rally in Solidarity with #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
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The press conference was followed by solidarity march to 38th and Chicago (site of George Floyd’s murder)
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Portraits of Resistance in Minneapolis
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A visual journey sharing how our community came together in the midst of chaos and pain.
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Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On — Especially During the Coronavirus Pandemic
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In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surfaces, and can cause long-term lung damage.
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Memorials to George Floyd Fill The Boarded-Up Streets of Minneapolis
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Minneapolis is a very special city, however, and over the next few days, artists authorized and otherwise took to the streets to make lemonade out of lemons.
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Unions are Calling on Bob Kroll to Resign
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Yesterday, former Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau published a letter penned by Minneapolis Police Federation President and notorious local villian Bob Kroll. The response was swift, angry and righteous. Unions are calling for his resignation.
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A City Under Siege
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A sense of optimism in knowing that neighbors and friends had each other back was overshadowed by the heightened and ominous presence of the National Guard and impending white supremacists siege upon the cities.