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George Floyd’s Death Ignited A Movement. Watch His Burial In Houston Today.

NPR, Shiraz Ahmed June 9, 2020

George Floyd, the 46-year-old African American man who was killed by police in Minneapolis on Memorial Day, will be buried beside...

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Detroit’s Former Police Chief On Minneapolis and Calls to Defund Police

Detroit Today June 9, 2020

The Minneapolis City Council has voted to defund and dismantle the city’s police department. "There's a lack of humanization of...

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DET Protest 06/03/2020
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Income Inequality, COVID-19 Underlie Detroit Protest Movement

Detroit Today June 9, 2020

The marches against police brutality in Detroit and across the country are set against the backdrop of a global pandemic....

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Little Caesars, Black Lives Matter and the Challenge of Corporate Messaging

Russ McNamara June 8, 2020

With a huge social movement pushing for changes to policing and calling for an end to police brutality, it’s not...

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A person holds up a "Black Lives Matter" sign during a protest in Detroit, Mich.
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Museums Preserve History, But During “Black Lives Matter” Protests Can Help Healing Today

Amanda LeClaire, LaToya Cross June 8, 2020

Amid a global health pandemic, protests are taking place in Detroit and across the globe to combat racial injustice and...

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DET Protest 06/04/2020
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Detroit Demonstrators Call For Removing Police From Schools, Ending Surveillance

admin June 5, 2020

Civil rights protestors in Detroit have developed a list of things they want changed in the city after marching Thursday...

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DET Protest 06/03/2020
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Protests Continue Peacefully With No Reported Arrests, No Curfew

Russ McNamara June 4, 2020

Last night’s protest in Detroit had all the hallmarks of previous demonstrations — several hundred people. frustration and calls to action....

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Lt. Gov. Gilchrist to Protestors: Stay Vigilant. Practice Social Distancing.

Russ McNamara June 3, 2020

Following several days of peaceful protests against police brutality — and nights of clashes with police officers — Lieutenant Governor Garlin...

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Detroit Police Release Protest Leader Tristan Taylor, Drop Riot Charges

Eli Newman, Russ McNamara June 3, 2020

Over 100 people were arrested in Tuesday night’s protests on Detroit’s East Side. One of those arrested was activist Tristan...

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Journalists Covering Anti-Brutality Protests Face Threats from Police

Russ McNamara June 2, 2020

During the ongoing protests against racial injustice and police brutality, there’s a trend emerging: Police are targeting journalist with arrests, rubber bullets, and...

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Video of Floyd Killing Can Traumatize Communities, Victims of Violence

Russ McNamara June 2, 2020

The graphic video of the police killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Minneapolis black man, has sparked demonstrations against police violence and systemic...

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Protestor Kneeling Graphic Treatment DET
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“Kneel With Us”: Four Nights In, Detroit Protestors, Police Fight For Narrative

Eli Newman June 2, 2020

Eli Newman / WDET Demonstrations against police brutality and systemic racism have gone on for four days straight and the...

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