‘Today we came to honour the
Prince of Brooklyn Center’: Al
Sharpton leads impassioned
funeral service for Daunte Wright
Posted By: NorthernDog, 4/23/2021 8:46:49 PM
It was probably the Rev Al Sharpton who put it best. Who did the police think they were dealing with – some kid with an air freshener? Well, they were wrong, he said. Duante Wright was a prince, the prince of Brooklyn Center. He added: “Minneapolis is stopped today to honour the prince of Brooklyn Center.” On Thursday, as the family of the 20-year-old man shot dead 10 days ago by police held a funeral service, they sought to highlight the different strands of a life cut woefully short – his love of basketball, his position as a beloved sibling
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A good first step toward racial justice: Don't
let police stop motorists for minor offenses 36 replies
let police stop motorists for minor offenses 36 replies
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It was probably the Rev Al Sharpton who put it best. Who did the police think they were dealing with – some kid with an air freshener? Well, they were wrong, he said. Duante Wright was a prince, the prince of Brooklyn Center. He added: “Minneapolis is stopped today to honour the prince of Brooklyn Center.” On Thursday, as the family of the 20-year-old man shot dead 10 days ago by police held a funeral service, they sought to highlight the different strands of a life cut woefully short – his love of basketball, his position as a beloved sibling
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CNN analyst claims Ohio police
officer should have shot knife-
wielding teenager ‘in the leg’ 37 replies
officer should have shot knife-
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A good first step toward racial justice: Don't
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His death was a tragedy but this is laying it on thick.