Jun 16 America in Black and Blue 2020 By PBS NewsHour Weekend America in Black and Blue 2020, a PBS NewsHour Weekend special, offers context for and insight into the widespread protests currently engulfing the nation after the latest display of police brutality against Black citizens with reports from across the country… Continue reading
Jun 15 Oklahoma governor seeks larger event venue for Trump’s Tulsa rally By Sean Murphy, Associated Press So many people are interested in attending President Donald Trump's rally Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that the governor is seeking a larger, outdoor venue to accommodate them. Continue reading
Jun 15 What we know about the killing of Rayshard Brooks By Courtney Vinopal, Zoe Rohrich The death of a black man in Atlanta police custody on June 12 intensified ongoing protests against police brutality and systemic racism in the U.S., and put law enforcement’s use of deadly force in cases where it isn’t necessary under… Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch 7:57 Why Supreme Court’s LGBTQ employment discrimination ruling marks a ‘milestone’ The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or transgender identity is illegal. Justice Neil Gorsuch, one of the conservative members of the court, wrote the opinion. The decision represents a milestone for… Continue watching
Jun 15 State, FBI to oversee probe into black man’s hanging death By Associated Press State and federal authorities will monitor the investigation into the death of a black man found hanging from a tree in the Southern California city of Palmdale. Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch 8:13 What landmark Supreme Court ruling means for LGBTQ rights The Supreme Court announced a milestone decision Monday, ruling that job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or transgender identity is illegal. What is the significance of this decision for LGBTQ rights, even beyond the realm of employment? Judy… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch 4:56 Atlanta erupts in protest after another black man dies at the hands of police By William Brangham Atlanta has become the new epicenter of a growing campaign for racial justice. Thousands of protesters marched there after the fatal police shooting of Rayshard Brooks on Friday night. Meanwhile, pressure continues to build in Minneapolis for the city to… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch 7:25 How Minneapolis is trying to reimagine the future of policing By Fred de Sam Lazaro Since the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, calls have grown for that city to overhaul its police department. Now, the effort to “dismantle the police department as we know it” has gained the support… Continue watching
Jun 15 NYPD closes controversial anti-crime unit amid calls for reform By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press New York City's police department is disbanding the unit involved in Eric Garner's 2014 chokehold death, Commissioner Dermot Shea said Monday amid a nationwide reckoning for policing in the wake of George Floyd's death last month in Minneapolis. Continue reading
Jun 15 How streaming videos are playing a part in protests By Jake Seiner, Associated Press Bystander footage has been a driving force in the Black Lives Matter movement, with cell phone-bearing citizens capturing the deaths of George Floyd, Alton Sterling, Eric Garner and others. Continue reading