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For over a year, the country has been reeling after George Floyd died at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis last year.
Derek Chauvin, the officer in question, was found guilty of second-degree murder; third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter late Tuesday afternoon.
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After months of protest, demonstrations, and a court case that has been followed intently by the entire world, tensions have seemed to ease, at least for the moment.
Although the Chauvin trial was several states away in Minneapolis, its impact on the relationship between law enforcement and communities of color is far-reaching.
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In the Christian faith, the cross symbolizes, love, faith, promise, sacrifice, and charity among other things. For Gloria Cross having this last name was manifest destiny to her identity, her passion, her crusade, and her ultimate destination.
Cross, the long-time social justice activist, pastor, leader, mother, and community champion, died unexpectedly on Sunday after a brief hospitalization.
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Cross, 75, was a Lexington native and was a 1964 graduate of Dunbar High School. She received her LPN degree from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College and worked for 20 years as a nurse from the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Salisbury.