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Black leaders in Bloomington-Normal hope justice will be served in the Derek Chauvin murder trial, with the head of the NAACP issuing a call against violence after the verdict is announced, while a leader with Black Lives Matter said focusing on looting misses the point.
Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer, faces murder and manslaughter charges for the killing of George Floyd last summer. His death helped spark a racial justice movement across the country last year.
Police nationwide are bracing for more civil unrest after the Chauvin verdict is announced.
A leader with Black Lives Matter Bloomington-Normal stops short of condemning any violence that could result if the verdict sparks outrage.
Jim Mone / AP
Black leaders in Bloomington-Normal hope justice will be served in the Derek Chauvin murder trial, with the head of the NAACP issuing a call against violence after the verdict is announced, while a leader with Black Lives Matter said focusing on looting misses the point.
Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer, faces murder and manslaughter charges for the killing of George Floyd last summer. His death helped spark a racial justice movement across the country last year.
Police nationwide are bracing for more civil unrest after the Chauvin verdict is announced.
A leader with Black Lives Matter Bloomington-Normal stops short of condemning any violence that could result if the verdict sparks outrage.
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Monday, Feb 22, 2021 Yes, I know that he hasn’t even signed the bill as this is published, but my inbox is filling up. Posted in the order they were received starting with the IPHA…
Tom Hughes, Executive Director of the Illinois Public Health Association (IPHA), released the following statement on Monday:
“As leaders of local health departments, we serve on the frontlines of defending the public’s safety. It is our responsibility to not only protect communities from threats to their health, but to also address threats to the safety of people’s lives and wellbeing, which includes those lost or hurt by systemic racism. Today, we fully recognize the fact that racism is a public health crisis, and commend Gov. JB Pritzker for taking steps to end this crisis by signing House Bill 3653 into law and reforming the criminal justice system in Illinois.”