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Only Community Control Can Stop Police Atrocities
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
15 Sep 2020
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Margaret Kimberley · Only Community Control Can Stop Police Atrocities

A Minneapolis judge is moving forward with jury selection in the 2nd degree murder trial of the cop that killed George Floyd. Ai the height of protests, Minneapolis city council members vowed to disband the local police force. However, “there’s nothing being disbanded, dismantled or defunded, unfortunately, at this time,” said Sam Martinez, of the Twin Cities Coalition for Justice for Jamar Clark, a young Black man killed by cops five years ago. “We let the community know that what happened to George Floyd wasn’t going to stop unless the community has control of the police,” said Martinez.

Black Community Control of Police

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