
Our Statement on the April 20th Guilty Verdict for Former Officer Derek Chauvin
The guilty verdict handed down by the jury in the Derek Chauvin murder trial is a major step toward police accountability. The verdict is a semblance of justice that has been distinctly absent in cases of police misconduct against Black Americans. Because of the courage of Black women like Darnella Frazier who taped the killing, protesters who took to the streets across the globe, and policymakers across the nation who have passed over 140 police oversight bills since the kil