/Story of the Week: Derek Chauvin Found Guilty On All Charges In George Floyd's Death

Story of the Week / April 22nd, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. On Tuesday, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts in the May 2020 death of George Floyd, which sparked nationwide protests and riots against racism and police shootings...
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Story Of The Week, Derek Chauvin Trial, George Floyd, Derek Chauvin, George Floyd Protests, Police, Race And Racism, Minneapolis, Justice Department

Story of the Week: Minnesota Officer Charged With Manslaughter After Fatal Police Shooting Sparks Protests

News / April 15th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. As the trial of George Floyd's alleged killer continues in Minneapolis, demonstrations and unrest broke out just miles away in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota after another black man, 20-year-old Daunte Wright, was...
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Daunte Wright, Black Lives Matter, Police Shootings, Violence In America, George Floyd Protests

Minneapolis Just Voted to Fund the Police. Why Isn’t That Getting More Coverage?

Recommended Reading / February 24th, 2021 / By Henry A. Brechter

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. Minneapolis, the city where a worldwide movement began last summer after the death of George Floyd, is back in the news again. Well, not really. There are undoubtedly newsworthy things happening in Minnesota. The Minneapolis...
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Media Bias, Criminal Justice, Police Reform, Police Brutality, George Floyd Protests

Story of the Week: Candidates Visit Kenosha in Wake of Violence

Story of the Week / September 3rd, 2020 / By Micaela Ricaforte

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Kenosha, Wisconsin became the newest site of anti-police brutality protests and violent rioting after Jacob Blake was shot by police on Aug. 23 . In the days following Blake's shooting, 17-year-old Kyle...
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Media Bias Alert: NPR Comes Clean About Fake News — Almost

Bias / June 22nd, 2020 / By Julie Mastrine

An AllSides reader recently wrote in to point out an apparent case of media bias by NPR online news , which AllSides gives a media bias rating of Center (though close to Lean Left ). In a now-deleted tweet, NPR ran the headline: “Right-wing extremists are turning cars into weapons, with...
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