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Legislators laud reform bills, but activist says legislation fell short and will seek ballot initiatives
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Yukai Peng, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY To Lex Scott, founder of Black Lives Matter Utah, the Utah Legislature’s 2021 general session fell short of enacting real, meaningful police reform.
The Legislature this year approved a slew of measured bills some highly watered down, but many supported by community activists, minority community leaders and law enforcement officials to implement incremental changes to increase de-escalation training, collect more data on use-of-force incidents and clarify rules around use-of-force standards.
But Scott wasn’t at all satisfied.
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Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where he delivered his famous, “I Have a Dream,” speech in 1963.
Monday evening, January 18, 2021
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Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy
Across the country and Utah, people are honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy Monday. It’s the first MLK Day since last summer’s racial justice protests and just days before Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is set to make history as the first African-American woman to hold the office. Darlene McDonald is with Utah Black Roundtable and she said there still needs to be honest conversations about systemic racism and other institutional problems. “The only way that we can realize the true nature of Dr. King’s legacy is to address them in an honest way,” McDonald said. “Not as a day for pet projects.” She said for change to happen, people ne