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OT Contributor Network: Heard Tell on George Floyd, Derek Chauvin, & Minneapolis IRL w/Dennis Sanders

Where Minneapolis came from to get here, and where they, us, and the country goes from here with OT Contributor Dennis Sanders.
Andrew Donaldson June 28, 2021

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The latest Heard Tell podcast from Andrew Donaldson features OT Contributor and Minneapolis local Dennis Sanders reacting to the Derek Chauvin sentencing, explaining the local POV on the trial, and some background of what happened before George Floyd, what has changed since, and where his city goes from here.

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Over a year after the killing of George Floyd we now know the sentencing for former police officer Derek Chauvin for it: 22.5 years in prison. But how did verdict land with the folks in Minneapolis? Was this justice to them? We turn down the noise on everything we’ve heard about George Floyd, Derek Chauvin, the protests and the riots that happened and get to the information about where Minneapolis came from to get here, and where they, us, and the country goes from here with pastor, writer, and Minneapolis local Dennis Sanders.

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