Summary
A Grand Rapids, Michigan police officer has been put on paid leave after killing a Black man who tried to flee a traffic stop April 4. Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year old Congolese immigrant, was shot in the head during a struggle with the officer. Protests erupted in the city Wednesday after a video of the incident was released. Bridge Detroit reporter Bryce Huffman joins William Brangham to discuss. WARNING: This video may be inappropriate for some students . Be sure to preview before showing to your students. You may also want to read this ColorÍn Colorado article 15 Tips for Talking with Children About Violence in preparation for this lesson. Directions : To watch the feature story, click the video above. Or skim the segments from the latest NewsHour by clicking on the image below, and choose the story that works best for your class. Then answer the questions below.
Five Facts
Discussion questions using the Journalist’s Five Ws plus an H:
- Who are some of the individuals or groups of people mentioned in the news summary?
- What stories are covered?
- Where do some of the stories take place?
- When did those stories occur?
- Why did the event(s) take place?
- How do you think the NewsHour’s producers decided which stories made it into the news summary?
Media literacy: Where would you go to see if there were similar bills in other states protecting poll workers, including your own state?
