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The Minnesota Twins released a statement Tuesday amid jury deliberations in Derek Chauvin s trial for the killing of George Floyd.
In the statement, Twins ownership, the Pohlad Family, expressed support for Floyd s family and called for the death of Black people at the hands of police to stop:
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A message from #MNTwins ownership: https://t.co/TmDvdzahI5
As part of the statement, the Pohlad family wrote: We are horrified and ashamed that this keeps happening to Black people in our community and many other cities across our country. The family also noted that whatever the jury decides, there will still be much work to do to end systemic racism.
Police reforms get boost from Pohlad group
Pohlad Family Foundation will devote $3 million to community programs aimed at closing racial disparities in policing and deadly encounters during arrests. Author: John Croman Updated: 6:39 PM CST February 25, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS Renewed efforts to reimagine relationships between Minnesota law enforcement and communities of color will get financial support from one of the state s most well-known names.
The Pohlad Family Foundation Thursday announced $3 million in grants to help implement the goals of the Working Group on Officer-Involved Deadly Force Encounters. That s a task force made up of community activists, law enforcement, prosecutors, lawmakers and civil rights groups that was formed in 2019 after several high-profile deaths.