KARE 11 Investigates: New data shows MPD searches Black drivers at 29 times the rate of whites after minor stops
A KARE 11 analysis reveals huge racial disparities continue in Minneapolis for minor traffic stops and searches despite reforms promised after George Floyd’s death. Author: Brandon Stahl (KARE11), A.J. Lagoe, Steve Eckert Published: 8:24 PM CDT May 6, 2021 Updated: 10:26 PM CDT May 6, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS New data shows that the majority of drivers pulled over this year by Minneapolis police for minor equipment violations are Black, a KARE 11 analysis has found.
Black drivers account for more than half of those stops so far in 2021 despite making up only about 20% of the city’s residents, according to city data.
Daunte Wright s death prompts discussion over traffic stops in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Daunte Wright, who was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, is prompting conversation from leaders in the Twin Cities metro about traffic stops in general.
Thursday night, the issue was one of the main topics discussed at the Minneapolis Police Conduct Oversight Commission meeting.
Daunte Wright’s death prompts discussion over traffic stops in Minneapolis
Daunte Wright, who was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, is prompting conversation from leaders in the Twin Cities metro about traffic stops in general.
After Daunte Wright s killing, criticism of pretextual traffic stops grows They net minor violations, target nonwhites, don t cut crime, research shows. April 17, 2021 4:26pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Cedrick Frazier has been thinking about the time when he was 17, driving his aunt s old Ford Escort, and Chicago police pulled him over for a broken taillight. After officers discovered the car wasn t registered to Frazier, the routine stop turned into something more. They detained Frazier on the side of the road for 45 minutes to search the vehicle.
Frazier, who is Black, is now a 41-year-old DFL state representative from New Hope and a father of three. I was terrified. I didn t know what to do, he said, recalling the ordeal at a public hearing last week. Watching the video of Daunte [Wright], I saw that same fear. . He didn t know what to do.
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Since the 2020 outbreak of COVID-19, thousands of acts of anti-Asian hate incidents have been reported throughout the United States alone. Acts of physical violence and racism on Asians and people of Asian descent have spread globally as the virus itself spreads. These incidents connect to a long history of anti-Asian racism that has been supported by laws, institutions and representations, along with a long history of resistance by Asian Americans in solidarity with other communities of color.
The September 23rd panel at the University of Massachusetts Amherst presented various perspectives from diverse groups of UMass Amherst faculty, professional staff, graduate and undergraduate students, and community members. It was organized by the University’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and co-sponsored by the Asian & Asian American Studies Certificate Program, the Department of History, the Labor Center, the Department of Women, Gender, Sexuality Stud