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Peaceful protests in Indiana met with police violence
June 2, 2020On Saturday and Sunday, Black Lives Matter held peaceful protests in downtown Indianapolis in response to the extrajudicial murder of George Floyd, 46, in Minneapolis, Minnesota as well as Dreasjon Reed, 21, in Indianapolis.
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Biden and Obama: Floyd killing exposes systemic racism in U.S.
June 1, 2020That systemic racism expressed itself in the murder of Floyd when a heavy white cop, Derek Chauvin, kneed him in the neck for almost 10 minutes.
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Smithfield’s Farmer John food factory and others hit with COVID-19 in L.A.
June 1, 2020On Memorial Day, the Los Angeles Times reported that 153 Farmer John employees now test positive for COVID-19.
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3rd degree murder charge for George Floyd’s killer; activists say #RaiseTheDegree
May 29, 2020Protesters say the third degree murder charge isn't enough.
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While Minneapolis burned, immigrant prisoners in Sherburne County jail started hunger strike
May 29, 2020In a press statement, Interfaith Coalition on Immigration (ICOM) announced that immigrant detainees had begun a hunger strike at the Sherburne County jail in Elk River, Minnesota.
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