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A Minneapolis based freelance writer, reporter, producer and storyteller. Reporting on social movements, protests, immigration and refugees. Spanish and Portuguese speaker.
Ahead of a high-stakes election, voters at two Minneapolis diners talk about the mayor, the police, and the cost of rent. This story was originally published in the Oct. 15, 2021 edition of the Tap, one of our three subscriber-driven newsletters. Thanks to all Heavy Table Patreon supporters for underwriting this original story (and others).
MINNEAPOLIS - A coalition of progressive groups hopes to gather enough signatures to put a question on the November ballot asking voters to replace the Minneapolis police department with a new Department of Public Safety. The ballot measure would amend the city charter.
After another fatal shooting at the intersection where George Floyd was killed, Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo promised at a news conference Wednesday to increase law enforcement's presence in the area, known as "George Floyd Square." "The current situation at 38th and Chicago is unacceptable and will not and must not be tolerated.
MINNEAPOLIS - It's approaching 2 a.m., and City Council member Jeremiah Ellison is patrolling his neighborhood in a black sedan when the smell of smoke wafts through the open driver's side window. Several black-owned businesses had been destroyed in this area - considered the heart of the city's black community - in recent fires that investigators have deemed "suspicious."
Could Australia's Black Lives Matter movement bring about real world change? Jared Goyette, Bridget Brennan and Allan Clarke trace how the brutal death of George Floyd has resonated with so many, from the scorched streets of Minneapolis to downtown Melbourne.
Like many residents of Minneapolis, the people who live off Lake Street in South Minneapolis had to learn to live without a lot of basics this summer. The pandemic and the civil unrest following the police killing of George Floyd either closed or destroyed many neighborhood stores the community had come to rely on.
The Washington Post obtained private security video that captures some events before the handcuffing of a black man in Minneapolis who died Monday after being pinned to the ground by a police officer. The video was provided by Rashad West, the owner of a nearby restaurant.
The Minneapolis Civil Rights Department is investigating allegations of discrimination and retaliation against one of the metro area's biggest landlords, according to public records obtained by the .
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As the history of Nazi hunting approaches its inevitable end, it could seem anticlimactic that one of its final chapters concerns a 98-year-old resident of an assisted living facility in a quiet, tree-lined section of north-east Minneapolis.
When Minneapolis police officers Matthew Harrity and Mohamed Noor arrived at the alleyway behind the home of Justine Damond on the night of 15 July, they radioed in a "code four", which means "no assistance needed" or "situation is under control". The time was 11.39pm.