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Minneapolis police officers and city officials crews periodically removed barricades to reopen the street to vehicle traffic. [21] The city declared the attempted street occupation a public safety issue. At a press conference on June 15, 2021, several Minneapolis officials commented on the tension between police and demonstrator on West Lake ...
By the beginning of the 21st century, Minneapolis was home to some of the largest racial disparities in the United States. The city's population of people of color and Indigenous people fared worse than the city's white population by many measures of well-being, such as health outcomes, academic achievement, income, and home ownership.
George Floyd protests Part of the United States racial unrest (2020–2023) and the Black Lives Matter movement Clockwise from top: Protesters in Minneapolis where George Floyd was murdered and the unrest began Police and National Guard at a protest in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bystanders and firefighters at a torched street in Minneapolis Protest near the Multnomah County Justice Center in ...
Minneapolis parks are a jewel because of workers like Mitchell Clendenen, who's on strike from the job he loves. Wednesday is the final day of a weeklong strike by City Employees Local 363.
Protests have occurred around the globe following the death of 46-year-old Minneapolis man George Floyd, who died after a police officer held him down by the neck with his knee for more than seven ...
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's pick for civil rights director has widespread support to be confirmed by the City Council next week, although many have wondered aloud: Why would she want the job?
The first George Floyd protests took place in Minneapolis on May 26 – the day after his murder by Minneapolis police officers – and spread to neighboring St. Paul. On May 28, after protests turned violent, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey declared a state of emergency and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz activated the Minnesota National Guard. [31]
Minnesota has filed a civil rights complaint against the Minneapolis Police Department to investigate racism “that is generations deep,” Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday. The probe, sparked by ...