Day: June 7, 2020
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Minneapolis requires cops to stop unreasonable force, but officers in George Floyd’s arrest didn’t intervene
Experts say rules requiring officers to intervene will always run up against police culture and fear of being branded a “rat.” … Read Full Article
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St. Paul School Board Chairwoman Marny Xiong Passes Away After Month-Long Battle With COVID-19
A top St. Paul educator and chairwoman has passed away after a month-long battle with the coronavirus. Marny Xiong was 31-years-old with no underlying health conditions. Her father, Zahoua Xiong, was … Read Full Article
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The chairperson of the St. Paul Public Schools Board has died from COVID-19
The chairperson of the St. Paul Public Schools Board has died from COVID-19. SPPS said last month that Marny Xiong was hospitalized with COVID-19 and, on Sunday, Superintendent Joe Gothard confirmed … Read Full Article
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Fear, police culture prevented officers from stopping veteran cop kneeling on George Floyd, observers says
Power dynamics may have been magnified in the Floyd case because two of the four officers involved were rookies and the most senior officer on the scene was a training officer, Derek Chauvin, a … Read Full Article
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This Minnesota journalist says there’s something important the media is missing about protests
Mukhtar Ibrahim didn’t imagine the communities he covers would be at the epicenter of protests sweeping the nation when he founded a startup news website in Minnesota last year. Read Full Article
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Larry Fitzgerald’s Passionate Voice Resonates
Arizona Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald, a Minneapolis Native, shares raw passion and emotion in the New York Times … Read Full Article
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From the archives: A look back at Marny Xiong, in her own words
Editor’s note: Marny Xiong, 31-year-old chairwoman of the St. Paul school board, died Sunday morning from COVID-19, according to a statement from her family. The Pioneer Press first … Read Full Article
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In a more diverse Minnesota, other minority groups join in calls for racial justice after Floyd’s death
Massive demonstrations following the police killing of Floyd, who was African-American, are unfolding in a far more varied and expansive racial landscape than that of the Minneapolis riots in 1967 … Read Full Article
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Larry Fitzgerald opens up about unrest in his hometown
Larry Fitzgerald is the face of Arizona sports but the Cardinals receiver is still very much a Minnesotan. Fitzgerald spoke publicly for the first time since George Floyd’s death in his hometown. Read Full Article