How community leaders are holding space for healing
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As the world waits for a verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, faith and community leaders are working to help the community heal during a turbulent time in Minnesota.
MPR News host Angela Davis takes a look at what’s been done over the last few weeks to help those feeling stressed by the trial and how those efforts shifted following 20-year-old Daunte Wright’s killing at the hands of a police officer in Brooklyn Center.
Guests:
Pastor Lawrence Richardson is the lead minister of Linden Hills United Church of Christ in Minneapolis and the author of the book, “I Know What Heaven Looks Like.”
Keno Evol is a writer and community organizer in Minneapolis and is currently the executive director of Black Table Arts Co-Op, a community driven cooperative working toward better Black futures.
Rabbi Marcia Zimmerman is the senior rabbi at Temple Israel in Minneapolis.
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