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Derek Chauvin (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office)

Federal Judge Accepts Chauvin Plea Deal in George Floyd Case

by Stacy M. Brown May 4, 2022May 4, 2022

A federal judge in Minneapolis accepted a plea deal Wednesday in the case of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer convicted of killing George Floyd.

Number of People Killed by Police Skyrocketed in Past Year, New Report Shows

by Stacy M. Brown May 24, 2021December 21, 2021

**FILE** Andrea Levy (R) from Queens, New York, joins other demonstrators for slave reparations on the National Mall August 17, 2002, in Washington, D.C. Hundreds of blacks rallied, saying it is long past time to compensate blacks for the ills of slavery. (Manny Ceneta/Getty Images)

Black Experience

Reparations Are Workable and Should Be Provided, Experts Say

by WI Guest Author April 30, 2019December 21, 2021

**FILE** Brandon Jackson, brother of Anton Black, and Janell Black, Anton's mother outside the town council meeting in Greensboro Md where a decision was made on whether to place an officer on administrative leave who was involved in the death of a black teenager, Anton Black The photo is of the dead teens' older brother and mother standing outside the town hall last Thursday night waiting for the decision. January 3, 2019 on the porch of the Greensboro Town Hall on Main Street in Greensboro, MD (Photo by Courtland Milloy/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Brandon Jackson, Brother of Teen Killed in Police Custody, Found Dead

by WI Guest Author February 2, 2019October 31, 2020

ACLU Requests Body-Cam Footage in Teen’s Death

by WI Guest Author January 23, 2019October 31, 2020

Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who died a week after he was arrested April 12 by Baltimore police, sustained a severe spinal injury while in police custody. (Screen grab courtesy of WJZ-TV)

Black Experience, National

DOJ Will Not Charge Officers in Freddie Gray Death

by WI Guest Author September 13, 2017October 31, 2020

Graphic Video Shows Delaware Cops Fatally Shoot Man In Wheelchair

by Reporter II September 26, 2015October 30, 2020

Police Dispatcher in Tamir Rice Case Resigns

by Reporter II September 21, 2015October 30, 2020

Fashion Week Show Moves Crowd with Police Brutality Focus

by Reporter II September 12, 2015October 30, 2020

Hype Surrounds Hearing as Freddie Gray Case Heads to Court

by Reporter II August 31, 2015October 30, 2020