Video shows unarmed black man was shot 60 times by police
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Crime

Video shows unarmed black man was shot 60 times by police

Jayland Walker,25,was shot after he fled police who had attempted to pull him over for a minor traffic violation.

  • byGaelen Morse andGabriella Borter

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Daunte Wright’s family to receive $4.6 million after police killing

Daunte Wright’s family to receive $4.6 million after police killing

The city of Brooklyn Center has reached a settlement with the family of Daunte Wright,a 20-year-old black man who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2021.

  • byJesus Jiménez
The ‘harsh reality check’ that made Sampa the Great commit to self-confidence

The ‘harsh reality check’ that made Sampa the Great commit to self-confidence

Award-winning musician Sampa the Great tells Jane Rocca about playing at Coachella,working with Denzel Curry,and returning to Zambia during the pandemic.

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Cold justice:The tragedy at Yuendumu
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Good Weekend

Cold justice:The tragedy at Yuendumu

The murder trial and acquittal of police constable Zachary Rolfe for the death of Aboriginal teenager Kumanjayi Walker highlighted long-lasting societal issues.

  • byZach Hope
A police shooting:The fatal three seconds and the tragic aftermath
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Naked City

A police shooting:The fatal three seconds and the tragic aftermath

The aftermath of Kumanjayi Walker and Zachary Rolfe’s fatal confrontation in Yuendumu raises serious questions about the justice system in Australia.

  • byJohn Silvester
Stop over-smiling and over-explaining:Robin DiAngelo’s lessons for ‘nice’ racists

Stop over-smiling and over-explaining:Robin DiAngelo’s lessons for ‘nice’ racists

Anti-racism classes in which white people must accept their inherent prejudice are just one way in which this American academic is trying to change behaviour.

  • byMatthew Knott
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St Kilda’s Captain Cook statue doused in red paint in Australia Day protest

St Kilda’s Captain Cook statue doused in red paint in Australia Day protest

The statue near St Kilda beach was hosed clean Wednesday morning after being defaced and papered with flyers calling for the abolition of Australia Day celebrations.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola
In racially charged case,ex-officer Kim Potter found guilty of manslaughter in Daunte Wright death

In racially charged case,ex-officer Kim Potter found guilty of manslaughter in Daunte Wright death

Potter,who is white,shot and killed the 20-year-old Wright,who was black,during an April 11 traffic stop as she and other officers were trying to arrest him on an outstanding warrant.

  • byAmy Forliti andScott Bauer
Mostly white jury seated for trial in Daunte Wright’s police shooting death

Mostly white jury seated for trial in Daunte Wright’s police shooting death

A mostly white jury was seated on Friday for the trial of a suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in Daunte Wright’s shooting death,and opening statements were scheduled to begin next week.

Push to change council name conflates past with the present
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Opinion

Push to change council name conflates past with the present

Changing the name of Moreland council after discovering links to slavery is the wrong relationship to have with our history.

  • byBella d’Abrera
‘Black lives do matter’:Family,leaders react to Ahmaud Arbery murder trial verdict
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‘Black lives do matter’:Family,leaders react to Ahmaud Arbery murder trial verdict

Three white men were convicted of murdering an unarmed black man in Georgia that became part of the larger American reckoning on racial injustice.

  • byKate Brumback