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Ben Crump and family of Patrick Lyoya hold news conference after Lyoya was killed by police

Daily News Lesson April 15 2022

Protests erupt in Michigan after a Black man is killed by police during a traffic stop — and other news for April 15, 2022

Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions

Migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. wait to be processed on the Mexico-U.S. border

Daily News Lesson December 03 2021

Biden to re-implement Trump-era 'Remain in Mexico' asylum policy

Lesson includes news summary for Friday, Dec. 3, video and discussion questions

People take part in a vigil following the fatal police shooting of 20-year-old Black man Daunte Wright in Minnesota , in Washington

Daily News Lesson April 13 2021

Police killing of Daunte Wright sparks protest

Hear from experts on ways to address police shootings such as the killing of Daunte Wright.

The flag-draped casket of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington

Daily Video September 25 2020

News Roundup: The nation remembers Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Americans mourn an iconic Supreme Court justice while many see injustice in a police shooting indictment

Demonstrators gather for the "Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" march

Daily Video August 31 2020

Monday News Roundup: Week of August 31

Discuss what's been happening in the news this past week.

2020 Republican National Convention

Daily Video August 28 2020

The Republican National Convention ends at the White House

Explore the pitch Trump and Republican allies made to voters on the last night of the Republican National Convention.

FILE PHOTO: NBA: Playoffs-Orlando Magic at Milwaukee Bucks

Daily Video August 27 2020

NBA playoff and other pro sports called off in protest of racial injustice

In this NewsHour lesson, learn why all three NBA playoff games on Wednesday were postponed based on players' decisions to boycott racial injustice.

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Daily Video August 24 2020

Monday News Roundup: Week of August 24

Discuss what's important in the news this week.

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Daily Video July 07 2016

Police shooting of Louisiana man sparks outrage

An officer-involved shooting that led to the death of a black man in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Tuesday night has once again ignited protest over the treatment of black Americans by police.

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Daily Video December 29 2015

No charges for police in shooting of 12-year-old Cleveland boy

An Ohio grand jury decided not to indict the police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old black boy last year in Cleveland, Ohio.

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