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In his role as a senior trainer with Hollaback!, Dax Valdes talks about the Five Ds, tactics bystanders can utilize when witnessing harassment or disrespect.

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In Response To Anti-Asian Hate Incidents, Groups Step Up Trainings For Bystanders

6:01am April 03, 2021

by Andrea Hsu

A surge in anti-Asian harassment over the past year has shed light on the role of the bystander. Two groups have teamed up to offer training on tactics you can deploy if you witness an incident.

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The History Of Solidarity Between Asian And Black Americans

4:11pm April 02, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author Kim Tran about the history of solidarity between Asian and Black Americans and how their movements interact.

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"Totally Unnecessary": MPD Senior Officer Testifies Regarding Chauvin's Use Of Force

4:11pm April 02, 2021

by Adrian Florido

On day five of Derek Chauvin's murder trial, the Minneapolis Police Department's most senior officer testified that the way Chauvin pressed his knee into George Floyd's neck was "totally unnecessary."

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Biden's New Infrastructure Might Begin To Dismantle Racist Urban Planning

4:11pm April 02, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with UCLA historian Eric Avila about the impact of Biden's infrastructure plan on racist urban planning.

The trial of Derek Chauvin is now in its fifth day of witness testimony. Here, a Minneapolis restaurant shows the trial on TV in its dining room Thursday.

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Senior Police Officer Says Chauvin's Neck Restraint Of Floyd Was 'Uncalled For'

2:31pm April 02, 2021

by Bill Chappell

Asked if he saw anything on police body camera footage that would justify putting a knee on George Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes, Lt. Richard Zimmerman said, "No, I did not."

Witnesses Continue To Testify As Derek Chauvin Trial Nears End Of First Week

5:00am April 02, 2021

by Cheryl Corley

It was another day of dramatic testimony in the trial of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin, accused of murder in the death of George Floyd.

Illinois City's First-In-The-Nation Reparations Program Draws Complicated Reactions

5:00am April 02, 2021

by Araceli Gomez-Aldana

Evanston, Ill., will make reparations available to Black residents in what's believed to be the first program of its kind in the U.S. They could get up to $25,000 for down payments or home repairs.

Morning News Brief

5:00am April 02, 2021

The Chauvin trial closes its first week. A train crash in Taiwan has killed more than 30 people. And, college enrollment plummets during the pandemic.

David Ploeger, a retired Minneapolis police sergeant who was Derek Chauvin's shift supervisor, on Thursday told the court that he wasn't informed of the officer's knee on George Floyd's neck until after he was in the hospital, or how long Chauvin had kept

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Chauvin's Former Supervisor Testifies Restraint Should Have Ended Much Sooner

9:18pm April 01, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

"When Mr. Floyd was no longer offering up any resistance to the officers, they could have ended the restraint," retired Sgt. David Ploeger told the court on Thursday.

Seth Bravinder, a paramedic who responded to the scene of George Floyd's death last year, testifies at the trial of then-officer Derek Chauvin on Thursday.

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'In Lay Terms, I Thought He Was Dead,' Testifies Paramedic Of George Floyd

7:03pm April 01, 2021

Paramedics who treated George Floyd as he lay motionless in the street, testified at then-officer Derek Chauvin's trial on Thursday. They said Floyd was in cardiac arrest and "limp" when they arrived.