Chauvin Trial Judge Denies Request For Jury Sequestration After Police Shooting
Judge Peter Cahill said the jury would be sequestered beginning next week when closing arguments are expected to start.
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Long Marred By Racism, St. Louis Elects 1st Black Female Mayor
Amid unrest at local jails, surging gun violence and a pandemic that has disproportionately hurt people of color, Tishaura Jones says: "We are done avoiding race and how it holds this region back."
Jurors In Chauvin Trial Have Security Escort, Are Partially Sequestered
When jurors report for duty each morning in Derek Chauvin's trial, they do so as a group, escorted into the courthouse building by sheriff's deputies.
Officer Who Handcuffed And Pepper-Sprayed Black Army Lieutenant Is Fired
Lt. Caron Nazario was knocked to the ground and handcuffed by two Windsor, Va., officers after a traffic stop, multiple videos show. The officer who pepper-sprayed Nazario was terminated.
Army Lieutenant Sues Police Officers In Virginia For Excessive Force
An Army lieutenant, who is Black and Latino, is suing Virginia police after they held him at gunpoint and pepper-sprayed him during a traffic stop that he alleges was the result of racial profiling.
'Today, I Am A Witness To Change': A Crowdsourced Poem Against Anti-Asian Hate
NPR's resident poet Kwame Alexander created a community poem from submissions that reflected on increased violence and discrimination against Asian Americans.
The Blue Wall Did Not Hold At Derek Chauvin's Trial
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Georgetown Law professor Paul Butler about the trial of Derek Chauvin and the police who testified.
Advocates Worry Latinx Communities Aren't Taking Full Advantage Of Pandemic Relief
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with a Houston-based entrepreneur and advocate, Tom Castro, who worries that some Latinos aren't tapping the pandemic-relief dollars offered by the government.
This Top Biden Economist Has A Plan: Create Jobs, Address Inequality, Ignore Trolls
Janelle Jones is the first Black woman to serve as chief economist at the Labor Department. She says helping marginalized groups boosts the entire economy.
Another Week Of Testimony Ends At Derek Chauvin's Trial
Medical experts, including a forensic pathologist and a pulmonary specialist, testified this week about the death of George Floyd in the trial of Derek Chauvin.