Dahleen Glanton

Protesters rally outside the 3rd Precinct on April 19, 2021, in Minneapolis as the murder trial against former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd advances to jury deliberations.

Column: Derek Chauvin’s conviction is a big step toward criminal justice reform. But the ‘blue wall’ is still standing.

April 21, 2021 at 12:45 a.m.

In court, George Floyd told the story of his murder through a series of videos, in his own voice and his own actions. Jurors saw the exact moment he took...

Elizabeth Arguelles arranges flowers at a makeshift memorial near the site where Adam Toledo was shot by police in the Little Village neighborhood on April 15, 2021.

Column: When police kill a child like Adam Toledo, all of us bear the shame and the blame

April 16, 2021 at 11:21 p.m.

We have seen police needlessly kill people before — but rarely a child. I don't know what anyone else sees when they watch the video of a Chicago police officer...

Column: George Floyd and the double standard on who gets sympathy for an opioid addiction

April 15, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.

George Floyd had an opioid addiction. In that regard, he is like more than 1.5 million people in the United States. Testimony in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer...

A protester stands on the hood of a police car on April 11, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.

Column: After the killing of Daunte Wright, it’s time to talk about defunding the police again

April 13, 2021 at 11:06 p.m.

Daunte Wright should not have been killed in a routine traffic stop. But once again, police overreacted by pulling out a weapon when there was no need for it. In...

In this image made from police video, an officer uses a spray agent on Caron Nazario on Dec. 20, 2020, in Windsor, Virginia. Nazario, a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, is suing two Virginia police officers over a traffic stop during which he says the officers drew their guns and pointed them at him as he was dressed in uniform.

Column: In the traffic stop of a Black Army officer in Virginia, echoes of George Floyd

April 12, 2021 at 11:59 a.m.

Months after police killed George Floyd on a busy street in Minneapolis, Army Lt. Caron Nazario had a dangerous encounter with police in rural Virginia. Nazario, who is Black and...

Voters wait in line on Dec. 14, 2020, the first day of early, in-person voting in Georgia's U.S. Senate runoff elections, at the Cobb County Elections Department in Marietta.

Column: Republicans can try to suppress Black voters, but they won’t succeed unless we let them

April 8, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.

I hope that Black and brown voters understand that we are on our own. Major corporations won't stop the surge of new voter suppression laws. Moderate Republicans will not stand...

Pedestrians pass a social distancing reminder March 29, 2021, along the Riverwalk.

Column: Why I’m still in pandemic mode, four weeks after my second vaccine dose

April 5, 2021 at 5:17 p.m.

It's been four weeks since I received my second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, but very little has changed for me. I'm still living in pandemic mode. The only difference...

Column: Bodycam footage of police berating and threatening a student is 51 minutes of horror

April 1, 2021 at 10:14 a.m.

A student in Maryland struck a teacher, broke a computer and stormed out of the building. It wasn't the first time he had gotten into trouble at school, and administrators...

In this image from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, and former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin listen as Assistant Minnesota Attorney General Matthew Frank questions witness Donald Williams on March 30, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis.

Column: Witnesses to George Floyd’s killing couldn’t save his life, but their testimony ensures his death was not in vain

March 30, 2021 at 10:14 p.m.

Many of us did not want to watch George Floyd suffer. Not again. In nearly a year since Floyd's death, those who mourn for him have tried to move on....

A person walks a dog past a quiet Buckingham Palace on March 23, 2021.

Column: A diversity czar for the royal family? They already squandered their chance to diversify by driving Meghan Markle away.

March 29, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.

The British monarchy, or The Firm, as Duchess Meghan Markle and Prince Harry call it, reportedly is looking for a diversity czar. The job description isn't clear, but it is...

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