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Thomasino Media LLC will be investing in the Uptown Minneapolis Community with a Theatrical Event performed by Kristen Thomasino, CEO, at the historic, Granada Theater

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Friday, July 30, 2021
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LOS ANGELES, July 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomasino Media LLC has selected the Minneapolis community to invest in Productive Actions for Positive Outcomes.

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  • LOS ANGELES, July 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomasino Media LLC has selected the Minneapolis community to invest in Productive Actions for Positive Outcomes.
  • Thomasino Media LLC has selected the Minneapolis community to invest in Productive Actions for Positive Outcomes.
  • She has an active Social Good campaign focused on Peace, Love, Health & Prosperity to address current events in the world.
  • She will be filming her 3 Live onstage performances at the historic renovated Granada Theater in Uptown Minneapolis on August 21, 2021.

Most Voters Want Congress to Investigate the 574 Violent Riots in 2020 that resulted in over 2,000 injured police officers as well as the January 6th riot at the US Capitol

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021
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Voters think Congress should investigate the violent riots that engulfed the United States in 2020.

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  • Voters think Congress should investigate the violent riots that engulfed the United States in 2020.
  • Participants in the nationwide 2020 rioting and looting should be criminally charged as well as those who took part in the January 6th riots.
  • The National Police Association calls upon Congress to launch a bi-partisan investigation of the 574 violent riots in 2020 to include investigating the looting, damage to property, attacks on police officers and failure to prosecute the offenders.
  • The survey of 996 U.S. Likely Voters was conducted on July 16-18, 2021 by the National Police Association and Rasmussen Reports.

Three museums to exhibit compelling artwork created through Black Lives Matter Artist Grant program

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Thursday, July 1, 2021
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Now, three upcoming exhibitions will showcase the compelling work of the 60 artists who were awarded grants through the program.

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  • Now, three upcoming exhibitions will showcase the compelling work of the 60 artists who were awarded grants through the program.
  • "I am confident that the art created from this grant program and exhibited at these museums will lead to better understanding and change in our community."
  • Through the Black Lives Matter Artist Grant program, more than 230 artists living in Oregon and Washington submitted proposals for work responding to an array of issues, including the current Black Lives Matter movement, the experiences of marginalized communities, systemic racism, and inequality.
  • Additional information about the Black Lives Matter Artist grant program, including a full list of the 60 participating artists, is available on the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation site .

New Documentary "54 & Counting" Focuses on Police Reform

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021
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The documentary focuses on Black officer Nakia McConnell's journey to follow in his father's footsteps as a police officer to change the system from within.

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  • The documentary focuses on Black officer Nakia McConnell's journey to follow in his father's footsteps as a police officer to change the system from within.
  • In his journey, he encounters more adversity than success seeing Black people being killed daily by police officers and questions his decision to become a cop.
  • The documentary gives a nuanced insight into the complexities of being a black police officer in New Jersey defending your profession while also advocating for reform.
  • 54 & Counting represents the black lives lost by the hands of police officers and told from the lens of a retired black police officer who sought to change the system from the inside.

Notice from the Office of the Secretary - Ontario Securities Commission

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Monday, June 21, 2021
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TORONTO, June 21, 2021 /CNW/ -The Office of the Secretary issued a Notice of Hearing on June 21, 2021 setting the matter down to be heard on July 15, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as the hearing can be held in the above named matter.

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TORONTO, June 21, 2021 /CNW/ -The Office of the Secretary issued a Notice of Hearing on June 21, 2021 setting the matter down to be heard on July 15, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as the hearing can be held in the above named matter.

U.S. Press Leaders Decry Abuse of Journalists in Twin Cities

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
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b'WASHINGTON, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders of the National Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute warned law-enforcement personnel in the Twin Cities to heed the Constitution and permit law-abiding journalists to cover protests there without interference or abuse.\nOver the last week, police in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area have physically assaulted numerous journalists and arrested several.

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  • b'WASHINGTON, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders of the National Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute warned law-enforcement personnel in the Twin Cities to heed the Constitution and permit law-abiding journalists to cover protests there without interference or abuse.\nOver the last week, police in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area have physically assaulted numerous journalists and arrested several.
  • Several dozen journalists were arrested during the convention week.\nThe "Democracy Now" news program won a $100,000 settlement three years later from state and local authorities over mistreatment of three of the program\'s reporters at the 2008 convention.
  • "With the possibility of more street protests looming in the Twin Cities as the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin nears its conclusion, it is critical that local police permit reporters to do their jobs without impediment-- and certainly without abuse.
  • "\nFounded in 1908, the National Press Club is the world\'s leading professional organization for journalists.

The Story Of 2020 In Photos

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Monday, December 7, 2020
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The Year in Review rememberssome of the events and stories that haveshaped media coveragein 2020 and will remain in history books forever.

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  • The Year in Review rememberssome of the events and stories that haveshaped media coveragein 2020 and will remain in history books forever.
  • Black Lives Matter : While the BLM movement precedes 2020, this is the year it grew to global prominence and touched millions of lives worldwide.
  • We're proud to have authentically captured 2020, which is sure to be a year we'll never forget!"
  • Headquartered in New York City, Shutterstock has offices around the world and customers in more than 150 countries.

Anti-Racism Book Echoes the Black Lives Matter Movement and Dives into the United States’ History of Systemic Racism

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Thursday, November 19, 2020
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Inspired by the Black Lives Matter Movement and extraordinary Black authors such as Patrisse Cullors and Ibram X. Kendi, author Chris Valentine has published his debut historical book, A (very brief) History of Systemic Racism: A Glimpse into Oppression, Inequity, and Inequality of Black People in the United States of America.

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  • Inspired by the Black Lives Matter Movement and extraordinary Black authors such as Patrisse Cullors and Ibram X. Kendi, author Chris Valentine has published his debut historical book, A (very brief) History of Systemic Racism: A Glimpse into Oppression, Inequity, and Inequality of Black People in the United States of America.
  • The book presents historical facts about how racism has been built into the foundation of this country from employment to housing and education to criminal justice.
  • Valentine fosters that the journey toward anti-racism begins by educating and understanding the history of oppression, inequity and inequality of marginalized and underrepresented people in the United States.
  • Dr. CheyOnna Sewell, Ph.D., is a Black, queer, femme, mother, and teacher with a Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice.

Former Dem Party Official Lifts Lid on Black Lives Matter

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
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Don Bracken, a former Democratic Party Official lifts the lid On Black Lives Matter and brings to the reader the origin of Black Lives Matter, its leaders Cullers and Garza self -professed Marxists, and their intentions to replace the governance of the United States with a Marxist state.

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  • Don Bracken, a former Democratic Party Official lifts the lid On Black Lives Matter and brings to the reader the origin of Black Lives Matter, its leaders Cullers and Garza self -professed Marxists, and their intentions to replace the governance of the United States with a Marxist state.
  • Sometimes, our suspects told the truth about their activities and took responsibility for what they had been caught doing.
  • "Terry Turchie knows well of what he speaks," said Don Bracken, Terry Turchie's co-author of In Their Own Words.
  • Don Bracken's observation of Black Lives Matter and Terry Turchie's study of Sen. Harris is available on https://www.intheirownwords2020.com/blog .

New Report Documents Ongoing Progress in Ending the Prosecution of Children in Adult Courts

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
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Between 2018 and 2020, two more states Michigan and Missouri passed "raise the age" laws, which will be implemented in 2021.

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  • Between 2018 and 2020, two more states Michigan and Missouri passed "raise the age" laws, which will be implemented in 2021.
  • In all, 23 states passed laws during the 2018-2020 period that reduced the prosecution or incarceration of children in the adult system.
  • The report is the fifth and final installment of a series tracking state legislative efforts to block or remove youth from adult courts, jails, and prisons.
  • The Campaign for Youth Justice, based in Washington, DC, is dedicated to ending the practice of trying, sentencing, and incarcerating youth under 18 in the adult criminal justice system.