George Floyd

Demonstrators held a friendly protest in Downtown Duluth shortly after George Floyd's murder. Howie / HowieHanson.com

Four years after George Floyd, Minnesota’s racial gaps remain stark

By Christopher Ingraham Four years ago this week, Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd. The event was captured on video, inspiring protests and riots in Minnesota and beyond. Floyd’s killing brought newfound attention to Minnesota’s longstanding racial disparities, some of the nation’s worst. In the

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May 24, 2024

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A peaceful protest was held in Downtown Duluth following the George Floyd murder. Howie / Duluth Times

Fred Friedman

Quote Me, Howie: Fred Friedman, Roger Reinert

Retired public defender and Minnesota Duluth associate professor Fred Friedman on the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd: "The videotaped murder of Mr. Floyd by an officer given training authority and witnessed but not stopped by three more junior officers changed Minneapolis forever. It verified the too often

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June 27, 2023

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