This is Amir Locke. He was a son, a brother, a new business owner and wanted to make music like his father who is known to many in the Twin Cities music community as “Lil Buddy McClain”. Instead Amir was fatally shot by a Minneapolis officer seconds after he woke up Wednesday
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3x Midwest Emmy Award Winning Journalist
- Mother of Deona Marie, peaceful protestor killed by car, says her daughter asked her to make this shirt “I will never understand but I stand”. Mother says Deona was committed to advocating for justice for Black lives
- If you are a journalist in Minneapolis why do you still consider MPD a credible source? #AskingForAFriend
- Students Walkout Demanding Justice for Amir Locke x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
- Today is Emmett Till’s mother’s 100th birthday. Mamie Till Mobley understood the power of media. She invited press to an open casket funeral for her 14 year old son so the world could see the brutality inflicted on him. She changed the narrative 1/2
- All three cops are found guilty on federal charges for violating George Floyd’s civil rights
- BREAKING: Car speeds through #FreePalenstine protest in Minneapolis A man drove his car through a crowd of peaceful protesters near the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, putting hundreds of lives in danger. Video @Zachforthepeople
- Student sit-in at city hall for Amir Locke x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
- Dawanna Witt is set to be sworn in as Hennepin County Sheriff today at 11 am making her the first Black person and the first woman to lead the office in its 170 year history.
00:00 - Protest Street Art War • The entryway to the parking ramp where Winston Smith was shot and killed by a U.S. Marshal has been the site of daily protests. Most recently protestors have been disrupting the space with public art.
- Protest at Police Chief’s home for Amir Locke x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
- BREAKING: Attorney for witness in car with Winston Smith says she never saw Smith with a gun when he was fatally shot by a U.S. Marshal last week in Minneapolis
- I get a lot of criticism for explicitly and unapologetically centering my work on changing the narrative BUT this is WHY in real time! Winston Smith was NOT a murder suspect yet the first narrative by @StarTribune was inaccurate.
- $27 million awarded to George Floyd’s family in civil settlement










