The Buzz: So What’s Next In The Derek Chauvin Case…Well. An attorney for Derek Chauvin filed a motion for a new trial yesterday and I mean they are finding mistakes with everyone and everything, the judge, the jurors, the prosecutors, and more. Allegations include prosecutorial misconduct, juror misconduct, witness intimidation and the impact of publicity. The […]

The Buzz! Science Teacher Gets Suspended With Pay, But Might Have To Pay For His Rant On BLM, and George Floyd. Howard Zlotkin, a white science teacher was in the middle of science class with is students discussing climate change topics and ended up going off topic and started ranting about Black Lives Matter and […]

Minnesota prosecutors want Derek Chauvin to get a stiffer penalty for killing George Floyd than prescribed by law because of his "particular cruelty."

Civil Rights & Social Justice

That is our charge today, after the Chauvin verdict: to use the energy of this moment to be the strongest advocates we can for changing how policing is done in our own communities.

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There is no lullaby of "justice, only the ongoing nightmare of policing.

The man charged with the murder of George Floyd’s death is already being punished for his actions. Derek Chauvin is now spending 23 hours a day in the box. As spotted on New York Magazine the disgraced police officer has been hit with some hard time ahead of his formal sentencing. He is currently being held […]

Civil Rights & Social Justice

The trial outcome of George Floyd’s murderer was a relief – until it wasn’t. On the heels of the verdict, we now say the name of yet another young life viciously stolen by state violence: 16-year old Ma’Khia Bryant.

Many feel that Chauvin's guilty verdict could launch massive reform in policing across the country, but with the simultaneous killing of 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant, there is undoubtedly more work left to do.

This week our country witnessed history in the form of the George Floyd murder trial. Both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have confirmed there is more work to be done.

As George Floyd's family celebrates Derek Chauvin's murder conviction, the fight for justice and broader demands of police accountability continue.