Civil Rights & Social Justice

Disillusioned by city leadership, community members have called on Mayor Lori Lightfoot to resign following a series of missteps that left nothing but questions and calls for accountability.

Nominated to lead the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, Kristen Clarke answered questions from senators on both sides of the aisle during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

Cariol Horne, a Black former police officer in Buffalo, New York, who was fired more than 14 years ago after she tried to stop a fellow cop from choking a handcuffed Black man, has had her termination annulled.

Elected officials updated the regional curfew to exempt those traveling to and from prayer.

The Tuesday announcement comes two weeks after Sheskey returned from administrative leave. Inaction in Kenosha, along with the resignations in the Daunte Wright killing outside of Minneapolis, raise renewed concerns about policing and discipline. 

Several members of Daunte Wright's family spoke out on Tuesday alongside other families who gained national prominence after losing a loved one to state sanctioned violence.

Minnesota sports teams postponed games Monday out of respect for Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old Brooklyn Center man killed by police during a traffic stop on Sunday.

In the suit, Nigel Shelby's family claims their son's civil rights were violated prior to his death in 2019.

Facial recognition and biased data practices exist across multiple sectors. Algorithms and other technology can take on the flawed assumptions and biases inherent in society.

Dr. Martin Tobin, a pulmonary specialist, used graphics and detailed descriptions to back up his medical assessment that Chauvin's use of force resulted in low oxygen levels that damaged Floyd's brain, causing his heart to stop.