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Shawanda Hill testifies Tuesday in the trial of Derek Chauvin. She said that as a police officer stood with a gun drawn outside the car she was in with George Floyd, Floyd grabbed the steering wheel and started saying, "Please, please don't kill me, pleas

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Passenger In George Floyd's Car Testifies In Derek Chauvin Trial

3:52pm April 13, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Shawanda Hill said she was with George Floyd when an officer drew a gun outside the car. Floyd grabbed the wheel and said, "Please, please don't kill me, please, please don't shoot me," she recalled.

Henry Louis Gates Jr. On 'The Black Church' And His Own Bargain With Jesus

1:44pm April 13, 2021

by Terry Gross

When he was 12, Gates made a bargain with Jesus in an attempt to save his mother's life. He talks about how that altered his own life, and his new book and PBS series, The Black Church.

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In this image from video, former paramedic Michelle Moseng testifies on Tuesday in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn.

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Watch Live: Chauvin Defense Begins Presenting At Murder Trial

12:56pm April 13, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

The defense showed video from a 2019 traffic stop in which George Floyd was a passenger, and interviewed a paramedic who treated Floyd that day.

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Minnesota Community Reacts To Shooting Of Daunte Wright

8:06am April 13, 2021

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Nekima Levy Armstrong, a Minneapolis lawyer and activist, about the shooting. The mayor of Brooklyn Center is now in charge of police. The city manager has been fired.

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'It's Been A Minute' Examines Black Performers On American Culture

6:23am April 13, 2021

by Sam Sanders

The NPR podcast explores the reaction to Black artists in America. For example: Early in Whitney Houston's career, white America was enamored with her, while Black America was skeptical.

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Witness Seth Stoughton testified on Monday in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin that the force used against George Floyd was not reasonable.

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Chauvin Trial: Expert Says Use Of Force In George Floyd Arrest Was Not Reasonable

8:51pm April 12, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

"No reasonable officer would have believed that that was an appropriate, acceptable or reasonable use of force," Seth Stoughton, a former police officer and use of force expert, told jurors.

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Officer Who Shot And Killed Minnesota Man Claims She Confused Gun For Taser

7:44pm April 12, 2021

by Martin Kaste

Brooklyn Center police say the police officer who fatally shot a man during a traffic stop accidentally pulled her gun instead of her Taser. The death sparked clashes Sunday night.

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People gather to protest the police Sunday in Brooklyn Center, Minn., after an officer shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop.

Biden Calls Daunte Wright's Death 'Tragic' But Cautions Against Violence And Looting

5:18pm April 12, 2021

by Alana Wise

The president delivered short remarks on the officer-involved shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, which led to protests overnight in Minnesota.

Philonise Floyd, George Floyd's younger brother, testified on Monday in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

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WATCH: George Floyd's Brother Testifies In Derek Chauvin Trial

4:12pm April 12, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Philonise Floyd said people would go to church just because his brother was there: "He just was like a person everybody loved around the community. He just knew how to make people feel better."

Dr. Jonathan Rich, a cardiologist, testified on Monday that George Floyd "did not die from a primary cardiac event and he did not die from a drug overdose."

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Floyd's Death 'Absolutely Preventable,' Doctor Says In Chauvin Trial

2:43pm April 12, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

"I can state with a high degree of medical certainty that George Floyd did not die from a primary cardiac event and he did not die from a drug overdose," cardiologist Dr. Jonathan Rich says.