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ROCHESTER — The man who took a video of ... I’m being punished very severely after doing something good,” said Sharmake Omar, the man whose video has been viewed millions of times worldwide ...
A video recorded at a Rochester, Minnesota, playground of a woman repeatedly shouting a racial slur has garnered strong ...
The Rochester branch of the NAACP started a fundraiser for the family. The organization’s president said Monday that no funds ...
A disturbing incident at a park in Rochester, Minnesota is getting national attention and drawing criticism from the community.
There's a lot of money getting raised through crowdfunding, and while I might not agree with all of those fundraising efforts, I do hope Uncle Sam — and his Minnesota counterpart — are getting their ...
Community leaders demanded justice for the actions of Shiloh Hendrix and discussed solutions for the ongoing hatred towards people of color in the Rochester community at the “Our Children are Sacred – ...
Nashauna Johnson-Lenoir, center, introduces Sharmake Omar to the crowd at a call-to-action event at Soldiers Field Park in Rochester, Monday, May 5, 2025. Omar took the video that has gone viral ...
KTTC reported Thursday that Rochester police were looking into the video taken on April 28 at Roy Sutherland Playground. The man recording the video identified himself as Sharmake Omar.
The NAACP held a town hall at the Rochester Civic Theatre on Wednesday, May 7, to focus on the community impact of a racially ...