Apr 16, 2021
The Derek Chauvin murder trial resumed Monday after 26 year-veteran Kim Potters of the Brooklyn Center police shot and killed Daunte Wright, and subsequent protests and unrest. In episode four of the People Power Podcast, hear from Mel Reeves, veteran activist and community editor of the Spokesman-Recorder, Minnesota’s oldest Black newspaper. Reeves was inside the courtroom during the second week of the Chauvin trial. “The system is on trial. …[But] we can expect them to continue to put George Floyd on trial.” - Mel Reeves. Watch the full episode, including a recap of week two in the trial of Derek Chauvin for killing George Floyd. Sources: https://unicornriot.ninja/ http://theuptake.org/2021/04/07/explosive-week-1-in-the-chauvin-murder-trial-raises-new-questions/ http://theuptake.org/2021/04/02/column-the-peculiar-timing-of-the-27-million-settlement/ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/03/eff-calls-maine-support-bill-defunds-local-intelligence-fusion-center https://spokesman-recorder.com/2021/04/07/chief-describes-an-mpd-unrecognizable-to-many-mpls-blacks/ https://knock-la.com/tradition-of-violence-lasd-gang-history/ https://www.startribune.com/hcmc-doctor-says-his-police-taser-work-saves-live-but-others-see-conflict-of-interest/509447402/ https://www.democracynow.org/2021/4/13/daunte_wright_minnesota_police_killing