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Tag: Daunte Wright

**FILE** Former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter cries while testifying during her manslaughter trial in Minneapolis on on Dec. 17. Potter, who is white, is charged with first- and second-degree manslaughter in the shooting of Daunte Wright, a Black motorist, in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center.
Posted inNational

Police Officer Convicted of Manslaughter in Death of Black Motorist Daunte Wright

by Stacy M. Brown December 23, 2021December 23, 2021

A jury in Minnesota on Thursday convicted former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter on multiple manslaughter counts for the killing of Black motorist Daunte Wright.

Daunte Wright, before his death, holding his infant child. Former Police Officer Kim Potter will soon learn her fate after emotional testimony in her murder trial of Wright. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inNational

Former Police Officer Kim Potter Admits Daunte Wright Posed No Threat

by Stacy M. Brown December 21, 2021December 22, 2021
Supreme Court
Posted inOpinion

JOHNS: Supreme Court Can Protect Black Lives By Ending Qualified Immunity

by WI Guest Author April 23, 2021December 21, 2021
Rep. Maxine Waters (Courtesy of Trice Edney News Wire)
Posted inViewpoints

VIEWPOINTS

by WI Guest Author April 21, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inOpinion

MAGEE: If Neither Justice Nor Mercy, Then What Will Save Us?

by WI Guest Author April 21, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: No Justice, No Peace

by WI Guest Author April 14, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inNational

Minnesota Police Officer Charged with Manslaughter in Daunte Wright Shooting

by Stacy M. Brown April 14, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inNational

Minnesota Police Shooting of Daunte Wright Spurs Outrage, Unrest

by WI Guest Author April 12, 2021December 21, 2021

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