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‘We can all relate to a birthday’: the traveling US art exhibit that honors victims of police violence

The exhibit marks what would have been the 40th birthday of Oscar Grant whose death inspired the film Fruitvale Station

The Guardian - US

As officials disparage Pretti and Good, families of Black people killed by police have déjà vu

The shooting deaths of white protesters Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal officers in Minneapolis have followed a playbook that is painfully familiar to Black Americans

The Independent UK

Why the Minneapolis killings have driven a wedge between Trump and pro-gun groups

Trump loyalists are upset the administration has blamed Pretti’s shooting on him exercising his right to carry a gun

The Guardian - US

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How Philando Castile’s mother helped pioneer Tim Walz’s free school lunch program

Harris’s running mate is lauded for bringing free meals to students in Minnesota, but it’s little known that Valerie Castile’s work – inspired by her son – helped drive legislation

The Guardian - US

Texans do not need a license to carry, but some gun owners still want one

Since the permitless carry law passed in 2021, Texans have not needed a license to carry a gun. But gun instructors and some gun owners still see the benefits in taking the classes necessary to obtain a license.

The Texas Tribune

Central Park birder Christian Cooper is turning his viral video fame into a memoir and TV show

There’s nothing that can keep Christian Cooper from enjoying his happy place, the bird-friendly Ramble of New York's Central Park

The Independent UK

The Drug Exception to the Second Amendment

Conservatives have been slow to recognize the threat that drug prohibition poses to gun rights and other civil liberties.

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How Black communities cope with trauma triggered by police brutality

The release of footage showing the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police and protests in Atlanta have renewed public debate on the issues of police brutality and police reform.

The Conversation

Aaron Dean's Conviction Suggests What It Takes To Hold Cops Accountable for Wrongly Using Deadly Force

The former Forth Worth officer shot Atatiana Jefferson through a window of her home. He said he thought she was a burglar.

Reason

Musk takeover threatens Black Twitter

Black Twitter’s expected demise would make it harder to discuss police brutality and racism

Salon

Black Twitter's expected demise would make it harder to publicize police brutality and discuss racism

Before the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Philando Castile and Sandra Bland were propelled into the media spotlight, their names were Twitter #hashtags.

The Conversation

Board inappropriately denied teaching license to ex-officer who killed Philando Castile, court says

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Monday that a state education licensing board inappropriately denied a teaching license "for immoral character or conduct" to the ex-police officer who killed Philando Castile during a 2016 traffic stop.

Tribune News Service

Court: Cop who shot Castile wrongly denied teaching license

The Minnesota Court of Appeals says a state board must reconsider its rejection of a substitute teaching license for the former police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile in 2016

The Independent UK

Cops killed George Floyd — not fentanyl

Parroting drug war propaganda, Ye repeats the lie that fentanyl and methamphetamine killed George Floyd

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A death Winston Smith saw coming

MINNEAPOLIS — U.S. marshals surrounded the Maserati, yelling for Winston Boogie Smith Jr. to raise his hands and surrender. Inside the car, his passenger pleaded with him to obey.

Tribune News Service

Pulled over by police and want to protect yourself? There's an app for that

A Minneapolis tech company that created an app where drivers can video conference attorneys during traffic stops or after a car crash has partnered with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota to make its app free to residents of the Twin Cities suburb Brooklyn Center.

The Independent UK

Woman ordered to pay back $120k she raised in name of Philando Castile, Black motorist killed by police

Woman claims funds going to pay for school lunches

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