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What should happen to George Floyd Square? The community is divided
Five years after George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, the future of the intersection where it happened ...
George Floyd’s murder upended this suburban police department. Now, it’s trying to heal.
The upheaval in Golden Valley is just one example of the way Floyd’s murder shook thousands of police agencies nationwide.
The media treads lightly in marking the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder
The noteworthy anniversary comes as newsrooms face a radically different political landscape as the Trump administration ...
The end of federal oversight and calls to pardon George Floyd’s convicted killer could undermine police reforms, Minneapolis leaders warn
Progress toward more fair policing could be undermined by a push from some activists and lawmakers on the political right to ...
Minneapolis police chief calls out city's 'bizarre' politics as detached from 'reality' after George Floyd
Top cop Brian O'Hara said in an interview with The New York Post that "bourgeois liberal mentality" prevents facts from ...
Chief O’Hara came to Minneapolis to rebuild trust. His relationship with the city is complicated.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara introduces the historic appointment of Ayodele Famodu as chief of the Internal Affairs ...
Uncle of George Floyd speaks at State House rally five years after nephew’s murder
Even after nationwide protests following his nephew’s killing, and federal and state legislation banning chokeholds and ...
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Siblings reflect on 5 years of serving George Floyd Square and south Minneapolis
Jeanette Rupert, Jeanelle Austin and Butchy Austin grew up around 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis and all took ...