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Emmett Till s family on his 80th birthday: The past isn t the past until justice is served Boy s relatives joined families of those killed by law enforcement in Minn. July 25, 2021 8:40pm Text size Copy shortlink:
On what would have been Emmett Till s 80th birthday, about 50 people gathered in St. Paul on Sunday to celebrate his legacy and call for justice 66 years after he was lynched.
Many of them were family members of Black men killed by police who also want to see accountability for their own loved ones.
The group, including Till s cousin and Twin Cities resident Deborah Watts, gathered in front of the governor s residence in St. Paul, where they sang Happy Birthday to Till and released black and white balloons. As the balloons floated into the sky, the group started marching around the block, chanting Say his name: Emmett Till!
MinnesotaUnited-statesMississippiMinnesotansBayle-adod-gelleMara-kleckerWinston-smithEmmett-tillDolal-iddMamie-tillCarolyn-bryant-donhamKidale-smithActivists at MN Capitol to support embattled State Rep. John Thompson
By Minnesota News Network|2021-07-14T20:19:33-05:00July 14th, 2021|
Activists at the State Capitol this afternoon (Wed) in support of State Representative John Thompson, who’s under fire for accusing a Saint Paul police officer of racially-profiling him during a traffic stop. Toshira Garraway Allen with “Families Supporting Families Against Police Violence”:
“We deserve an apology from the Saint Paul Police Department, and all of the rest of these departments that are involved in these murders.”
Representative Thompson was stopped for not having a front license plate. He gave the officer a Wisconsin driver’s license and the officer found that Thompson’s driving privileges had been revoked in Minnesota due to a child support issue. Thompson said that problem was minor and has been resolved. Thompson said he previously lived in Wisconsin and considered moving back to care for a family
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STEVE KARNOWSKI, Associated Press
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1of15Protesters gathered in the State Capitol rotunda ahead of the debate to urge the Minnesota House to reject the compromise and pass tougher measures in police accountability in the Public Safety Bill, Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in St. Paul, Minn. Listening, right, is Toshira Garraway, founder of Families Supporting Families Against Police Violence, whose fiancé, Justin Teigen, a Black man, was found dead in a recycling bin after fleeing from St. Paul police in 2009, in circumstances that remain in dispute. In red is Courteney Ross, who was George Floyd s girlfriend.Jim Mone/APShow MoreShow Less
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