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Minnesota police killed another unarmed Black man, less than a year after George Floyd’s death. On Sunday, twenty-year-old Daunte Wright was fatally shot by then-officer Kim Potter during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center. On today’s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by Johnathon McClellan, president of the civil rights advocacy group Minnesota Justice Coalition. They talk about Wright's death, the Derek Chauvin trial, and the ongoing battle for police reform in Minnesota.
Guest: Johnathon McClellan, president of the Minnesota Justice Coalition
Podcast production by Ahyiana Angel and Jasmine Ellis
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Editor’s Note: The guest misstated that Daunte Wright has a daughter. He has a son.
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