Day: June 8, 2020
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St. Paul school board chairwoman Marny Xiong, 31, dies of COVID-19
ST. PAUL — 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. Read Full Article
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St. Paul school board chair Marny Xiong dies of COVID-19
Marny Xiong was elected to the St. Paul school board in 2017 and quickly become an advocate for racial and gender equity. She later became the chair earlier this year. Read Full Article
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‘We’re also black’: Communities of color step up fight for justice in wake of George Floyd’s killing
Americans erected a large portrait of him down the street and offered passersby markers to write messages in his honor. They wore Black Lives Matter shirts and handed out sambusas, or stuffed pastries … Read Full Article
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Larry Fitzgerald Jr.: This is not the Minneapolis of my youth
Larry Fitzgerald, the Arizona Cardinals star wide receiver, wrote this essay for the New York Times on June 7, 2020, about the present-day unrest and recalls a more peaceful … Read Full Article
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Majority of Minneapolis council pledges to begin ‘ending the Minneapolis Police Department’
Biden to travel to Houston to meet with George Floyd’s family; growth rate of new COVID-19 cases is slowing in Minnesota; and more. Read Full Article
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Duty to intervene: Minneapolis cops who helped arrest George Floyd spoke up but didn’t step in
Minneapolis was among several cities that had policies on the books requiring police officers to intervene to stop colleagues from using unreasonable force, but that didn’t save George Floyd and law … Read Full Article
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Marny Xiong, St. Paul School Board Chairwoman, dies of COVID-19 at 31
Xiong was elected to the St. Paul School Board in 2017 and earlier this year was voted the Chair of the Board. Read Full Article
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First-gen Q&A: Hmong-American refugee gives back as a Peace Corps Volunteer
This is part of a series of Q&As with returned Peace Corps Volunteers who identify as first-generation college students and/or new Americans. Learn how they navigated the challenges of the … Read Full Article
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Duty to intervene: Floyd cops spoke up but didn’t step in
Minneapolis police have for years required officers to intervene when they see colleagues using unreasonable force … Read Full Article