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Mukhtar Ibrahim on Periscope: "Black Lives Matter protest."
PeriscopeMukhtar Ibrahim (@mukhtaryare) on Periscope. Digital reporter for Minnesota Public Radio • I love stories, technology, int'l affairs, religion and social media • Editor, @SahanJournal -
Demonstrators continue to rally on Plymouth Ave following the candlelight vigil. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CUS9YtRUcAAW4DU.jpg
by Judy Griesedieck via twitter 11/21/2015 12:47:31 AM -
A mother worries for her sons: "If we keep it positive, more people will follow."
Tracy Williams, right, a north Minneapolis resident, came to the protest with her 8-year-old son.
A mother of two boys, Williams said Jamar Clark's killing affects her -- and she's worried for her boys. The older son is 22 and a student at the University of Minnesota. She said he recently had an encounter with the police who had mistaken him with someone else who they were looking for.
"Luckily it didn't turn out negative," she said.
Williams said the video of Clark's shooting should be released. She said she believes it will tell the truth of what happened.
"I hope that this Black Lives Matter [protest] will bring more of us together to do things in a positive way," Williams said, her right hand placed on the shoulder of her young son. "If we keep it positive, more people will follow."
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Harteau, Kroll spar live on the radio
MPR News staff
Minneapolis police chief Janee Harteau called in to the WCCO show Friday afternoon while WCCO-TV's Pat Kessler and WCCO Radio's John Williams were interviewing police union president Lt. Bob Kroll.
Kroll had been criticizing Mayor Betsy Hodges' response to the demonstrations, calling it her "Benghazi," when Harteau called in.
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What a difference from a couple days ago, BLM supporters joking with police (who aren't in riot gear) #JamarClarkby bengarvin via twitter 11/21/2015 1:18:41 AM -
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Police: Makings of Molotov cocktails found near Fourth Precinct
The Minneapolis Police Department tweeted Friday night that officers had recovered what it said were "bottles filled with gasoline for 'Molotov cocktails'" at the Fourth Precinct.
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Ya'ree Watford: "I've been fed up"
Ya'ree Watford, 40, has been coming to the protests since they started. He camped out in front of the Fourth Precinct even when it rained, he said.
Watford said he knows the family of Jamar Clark, but that's not why he's here tonight.
"I've been fed up by seeing this going on throughout the country," he said. "And I'm a back man."
He said he hopes that more police officers would be held accountable for their actions.
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"How big does our message need to be before they see it?," says Ashley Fairbanks, artist projecting messages onto fourth precinct.by aaron bolton via twitter 11/21/2015 1:35:13 AM
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"We shall overcome." Some protestors are sobbing as the stand near where Jamar Clark was killed.
by Mukhtar Ibrahim via twitter 11/21/2015 1:37:14 AM -
"Black Lives Matter." - protestors chant as they conclude the vigil.
by Mukhtar Ibrahim via twitter 11/21/2015 1:38:55 AM -
Mohamed Samatar of south Minneapolis says the protests bring together communities to think about justice.
He has been coming here for the last four nights. "It's cold, but the energy is high," he says.
As a young black Muslim person, Samatar said he's been thinking about issues happening around him.
"So being at a safe space where everyone around you understands and is fighting for the same cause and to be heard," he said, "is a warm for me." -
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Feds: Releasing videos "would be extremely detrimental to investigation"
MPR News staff
U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger and his federal colleagues investigating Jamar Clark's death issued a statement Friday night saying they do not plan to release any evidence, including video, from the shooting.
Demonstrators who have camped outside the Minneapolis Police Department's Fourth Precinct for nearly a week have said they will remain there until the video from near the scene of Clark's shooting death is released.
The statement, in full:
JOINT STATEMENT FROM UNITED STATES ATTORNEY LUGER, ASSISTANT
ATTORNEY GENERAL GUPTA AND FBI SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE
THORNTON
Joint Statement from the United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota Andrew M. Luger, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Vanita Gupta and Special Agent in Charge of the
FBI Minneapolis Division Richard T. Thornton:
"The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota, Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, and FBI Minneapolis Division are conducting an independent investigation into
whether the death of Jamar Clark violated any federal criminal statutes.
As is our practice in conducting investigations into allegations of constitutional violations committed under color of law, experienced federal prosecutors and FBI agents are conducting a thorough review of all evidence in this case. That includes interviewing relevant witnesses, reviewing relevant information, and pursuing leads. We are doing so in a manner that ensures the integrity of the
investigation and the reliability of the information obtained.
Release of any evidence, including any video, during an ongoing investigation would be extremely detrimental to the investigation. We are conducting our investigation in a fair, thorough, and expeditious manner." -
KARE11 videographer Ben Garvin took a look at how one elementary school near the 4th Precinct addressed the shootings that took place in their neighborhood. -
Reports of shots fired for 2nd consecutive night near the encampment
Black Lives Matter Minneapolis sent a tweet that there were shots fired early near the protest encampment early Wednesday morning. No injuries were reported. -
Who are the protesters at the 4th Precinct? Northsiders confronting their fears + more. @DoualyX has their stories ow.ly/V3Ult -
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The moment after Wednesday's shots
The Washington Post's Justin Wm. Moyer reports on this moment that followed a second night of shots near the 4th Precinct encampment.After the volley, protesters were urged to take cover.
“Everybody get down!” someone shouted. Another responded: “F—k this laying down s—t! Let’s shoot back!”
The 4th Precinct said no arrests were made. After the shooting, police combed the scene for bullets. -
Activist media organization Unicorn Riot captured the moments following the shots fired Wednesday morning.
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#JamarClark funeral procession to stop at 4th precinct; Clark's father to address demonstratorsby billkellerfox9 via twitter edited by Michael Olson, MPR News 11/25/2015 4:37:38 PM -
The head of the Minneapolis NAACP says she wants serious charges filed against the men accused of opening fire near a protest camp in north Minneapolis on Monday night. Nekima Levy-Pounds is also a University of St. Thomas law professor and has been helping lead the Jamar Clark police shooting demonstrations. Three suspects have been arrested in connection with a shooting that wounded five of the demonstrators.
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Rally tonight at 4th precinct at 4 pm, there will be a similar rally in NYC @ the same time at Washington square parkby Peter Cox via twitter 11/25/2015 5:24:03 PM -
Jayme Ali, a local pastor, says they plan to stay at the 4th precinct. "We are there until we get justice for Jamar Clark"by Peter Cox via twitter 11/25/2015 5:28:21 PM
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Media outside Shilo Temple in N. Mpls, waiting for #JamarClark funeral to begin. Via @MPRnews . http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CUrJJ-eUcAAKk6x.jpg
by Doualy Xaykaothao via twitter 11/25/2015 5:29:56 PM -
Protest @ 4th Precinct in Minneapolis is starting to look a little like Thanksgiving with all the food donations. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CUrJbSGUcAALq9v.jpg
by Tim Nelson via twitter 11/25/2015 5:31:04 PM -
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Jamar Clark funeral today
- Tuesday: 3 arrested, 1 released in 4th Precinct shooting
- Photos: Demonstrators head downtown and back to concert
- In case you missed it: Questions about Monday shooting abound
- Profiles: Demonstrators at the 4th Precinct
Demonstrations outside the Minneapolis Police Department's 4th Precinct are entering an 11th day.About 60 demonstrators remained on Plymouth Avenue overnight, most of them huddled around fires lining the street in front of the police station. A protester standing watch said they'd heard at least one gunshot overnight. But there were no incidents like the shooting that followed a confrontation with infiltrators Monday night.- Tim Nelson, MPR News -
Some community leaders are calling for peace on the day of the funeral for a black man killed by Minneapolis police.
Family members of 24-year-old Jamar Clark also asked for no protests on Wednesday as he is laid to rest. Some relatives called for an end to demonstrations altogether, after five protesters were shot Monday.
Steven Belton, Interim President of the Minneapolis Urban League, says demonstrators camping at the local police precinct have already achieved much of what they wanted, including the names of the officers involved and a federal investigation.
Belton says the vigil must end and that it's time to allow investigations to take their course.
Clark was shot Nov. 15 after a struggle with police. Some who say they saw the shooting insist Clark was handcuffed, but police dispute that.
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When is a person considered a white supremacist?
As the investigation into the shooting near the 4th Precinct encampment continues Ryan Lenz from the Southern Poverty Law Center joined MPR News with Tom Weber and offered this definition of a white supremacist.
"A white supremacist is simply someone who believes, has a myriad of ideologies, but at the core of each is this idea that whites are somehow supreme to every other racial group in the world. Those ideas are help passionately it isn't that difficult to find someone who holds those beliefs." -
Context for some of the backlash against Black Lives Matter
"I think a lot of response to black discontent is framed around the fact that we have a black president and that people in the black community should not feel that they've been slighted," Duchess Harris, professor of American studies, department chair at Macalester College said on MPR News with Tom Weber. -
People carry the casket of Jamar Clark, killed in the Nov. 15, 2015, shooting by Minneapolis police, during his funeral at Shiloh Temple International Ministries in Minneapolis, Minn., Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015. Some community leaders called for peace on the day of the funeral, as family members also asked for no protests. Richard Tsong-Taatarii | Star Tribune via AP
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Notes from MPR News reporter Peter Cox outside the Jamar Clark funeral:
- All family wearing buttons that say "I matter"
- Between 2:15 and 2:30 a processional will begin. It will go to the 4th Precinct
- The processional will pause at the site of the Jamar Clark shooting
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James Hill, brother of #JamarClark , calls out to @MayorHodges , says: "Do your job, see that justice is done, hold police accountable."by Doualy Xaykaothao via twitter 11/25/2015 6:57:34 PM
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Gentle music playing, while crowd stands for procession. #JamarClark funeral. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CUrkDdJU8AAjKJ2.jpg
by Doualy Xaykaothao via twitter 11/25/2015 7:29:00 PM -
Community faith members, including some from the Hmong, are attending #JamarClark funeral. #BlackLivesMatter http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CUrkDfUUAAAyl9X.jpg
by Doualy Xaykaothao via twitter 11/25/2015 7:29:34 PM -
Should the shooting that wounded 5 near the encampment be called domestic terrorism?
"You have to look at this as a possible act of domestic terrorism," Ryan Lenz from the Southern Poverty Law Center told Tom Weber.
Lens notes that in the period of 2009 and 2013 there have been 63 acts of terrorism carried out by the radical right in the United States. He cites the SPLC's Lone Wolf Report as the source of this data. -
#JamarClark funeral just ended. Relatives leave for burial site at Crystal Lake. This is Polo, a family member. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CUrneZ0UwAAZxD1.jpg
by Doualy Xaykaothao via twitter 11/25/2015 7:42:30 PM -
W permission from his adoptive parents, James & Wilma Clark, I took this pic to share with the public. #JamarClark http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CUrn0V4UcAA7ml8.jpg
by Doualy Xaykaothao via twitter 11/25/2015 7:43:52 PM -
Cameron Clark is a cousin of #JamarClark . He was one of the five men shot @ #4thPrecinctShutDown . Now on crutches. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CUroaCZUkAAN_na.jpg
by Doualy Xaykaothao via twitter 11/25/2015 7:46:25 PM
