By — Laura Santhanam Laura Santhanam Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/watch-live-house-briefing-explores-structural-racism-in-policing Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: House briefing explores structural racism in policing Nation Jun 19, 2020 2:16 PM EDT Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform heard testimony Friday about systemic racism in policing after police-involved killings of black Americans, including George Floyd and Breonna Taylor — killings that gave rise to massive protests in the United States and around the world. Watch the testimony stream in the video player above. Members of Congress heard from activists about the implications of racism in public safety, including the ACLU, and Cephus “Uncle Bobby X” Johnson, whose nephew, Oscar Grant, died in Oakland, California after a 2009 encounter with a Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Laura Santhanam Laura Santhanam Laura Santhanam is the Health Reporter and Coordinating Producer for Polling for the PBS NewsHour, where she has also worked as the Data Producer. Follow @LauraSanthanam @LauraSanthanam
Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform heard testimony Friday about systemic racism in policing after police-involved killings of black Americans, including George Floyd and Breonna Taylor — killings that gave rise to massive protests in the United States and around the world. Watch the testimony stream in the video player above. Members of Congress heard from activists about the implications of racism in public safety, including the ACLU, and Cephus “Uncle Bobby X” Johnson, whose nephew, Oscar Grant, died in Oakland, California after a 2009 encounter with a Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now