racial reckoning /tags/racial-reckoning racial reckoning en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 08 Dec 2021 11:46:23 GMT With the jury set, trial turns to opening statements in Daunte Wright killing /news/2021-12-08/with-the-jury-set-trial-turns-to-opening-statements-in-daunte-wright-killing Opening statements will begin in the manslaughter trial of police officer Kim Potter for the death of Black motorist Daunte Wright. Her lawyers claim she mistakenly pulled a gun instead of her Taser. Wed, 08 Dec 2021 11:46:23 GMT /news/2021-12-08/with-the-jury-set-trial-turns-to-opening-statements-in-daunte-wright-killing The Associated Press With closing arguments over, the Kyle Rittenhouse case now heads to the jury /news/2021-11-16/with-closing-arguments-over-the-kyle-rittenhouse-case-now-heads-to-the-jury Lawyers for Rittenhouse say he was acting in self-defense when he killed two protesters last year in Wisconsin. He faces life in prison if convicted. Tue, 16 Nov 2021 12:05:35 GMT /news/2021-11-16/with-closing-arguments-over-the-kyle-rittenhouse-case-now-heads-to-the-jury Becky Sullivan A bill to study reparations for slavery had momentum in Congress, but still no vote /2021-11-12/a-bill-to-study-reparations-for-slavery-had-momentum-in-congress-but-still-no-vote Legislation to create a commission to study reparations faces steep odds in the evenly divided Congress. Advocates want the House to take up the bill, or for President Biden to act on his own. Fri, 12 Nov 2021 12:32:14 GMT /2021-11-12/a-bill-to-study-reparations-for-slavery-had-momentum-in-congress-but-still-no-vote Juana Summers Minneapolis voters reject a measure to replace the city's police department /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-11-02/minneapolis-voters-reject-a-measure-to-replace-the-citys-police-department The failed ballot measure proposed a new Department of Public Safety that would emphasize a public health approach to policing. Wed, 03 Nov 2021 02:34:00 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-11-02/minneapolis-voters-reject-a-measure-to-replace-the-citys-police-department Martin Kaste An Emancipation Statue Debuts In Virginia Two Weeks After Robert E. Lee Was Removed /2021-09-22/an-emancipation-statue-debuts-in-virginia-two-weeks-after-robert-e-lee-was-removed The Emancipation and Freedom Monument — two 12-foot bronze statues of a man and a woman holding an infant newly freed from slavery — was unveiled in Richmond, the former Confederate capital. Wed, 22 Sep 2021 13:07:14 GMT /2021-09-22/an-emancipation-statue-debuts-in-virginia-two-weeks-after-robert-e-lee-was-removed Deepa Shivaram Confederate Imagery On Stone Mountain Is Changing, But Not Fast Enough For Some /news/2021-06-21/confederate-imagery-on-stone-mountain-is-changing-but-not-fast-enough-for-some The 90-foot carving on the side of Stone Mountain in Georgia is the largest Confederate monument in the world. As the U.S. undergoes racial reckoning, the monument's future remains in doubt. Mon, 21 Jun 2021 11:00:49 GMT /news/2021-06-21/confederate-imagery-on-stone-mountain-is-changing-but-not-fast-enough-for-some Emil Moffatt