The news out of Minnesota has been intensifying with each day this week. The death of a black man named George Floyd while in custody of the Minneapolis police has led to protests, violence, vandalism and more casualties. US President Donald Trump has called the National Guard. It’s all part of the tragically recurring theme of racial divides in America. Minneapolis is in the global news spotlight. Host Marco Werman speaks with Yusuf Abdi Abdulle, executive director of the Humanitarian African Relief Organization in the Twin Cities.
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