• Former Texas Congressman Will Hurd becomes latest Republican to launch bid for White House

    Former Texas Congressman Will Hurd becomes latest Republican to launch bid for White House

    Jun 22, 2023 10:40 PM EST

    ... focused on defense and national security. But he notably broke with Republicans on some key issues. He voted to protect LGBTQ Americans from discrimination and in favor of bipartisan police reform.    Fmr. Rep. Will Hurd:  Keeping bad cops off the force could prevent another killing like George Floyd  

  • WATCH: Special Counsel Durham testifies on FBI investigation on Trump campaign in House hearing

    WATCH: Special Counsel Durham testifies on FBI investigation on Trump campaign in House hearing

    Jun 21, 2023 01:04 PM EST

    ... FBI had run thousands of unsupported searches of Americans, including queries tied to the Jan. 6 insurrection and the 2020 protests following the killing of George Floyd. Previewing Durham's private meeting Tuesday with the Intelligence Committee, Ohio Rep. Mike Turner, the panel's chairman, alleged last week that the ...

  • The grandmother of Juneteenth on what the holiday means for Americans

    The grandmother of Juneteenth on what the holiday means for Americans

    Jun 19, 2023 10:20 PM EST

    ... and countless others to join her march. And the campaign picked up momentum in the wake of demonstrations for racial equality after the killing of George Floyd.    Joe Biden, President of the United States:  We are blessed. We are blessed to mark the day in the presence of Ms ...

  • June 16, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    June 16, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    Jun 16, 2023 11:24 PM EST

    Friday on the NewsHour, a Department of Justice investigation prompted by the killing of George Floyd finds patterns of abuse within the Minneapolis Police Department. Severe storms rip through the southern U.S., killing several and leaving behind a trail of destruction. Plus, we speak with Miami Mayor Francis Suarez ...

  • John Legend embarks on a personal path for his new creative endeavor

    John Legend embarks on a personal path for his new creative endeavor

    Jun 16, 2023 10:25 PM EST

    ... legislative achievement, even while continuing to disagree over criminal justice policies. And he's ready to engage what he sees as a conservative backlash after George Floyd's murder and the Black Lives Matter movement.    John Legend:  There's been this strain in conservatism that has looked at this ...

  • WATCH: Investigation shows Minneapolis police show pattern of violating rights, Garland says

    WATCH: Investigation shows Minneapolis police show pattern of violating rights, Garland says

    Jun 16, 2023 02:29 PM EST

    ... before federal oversight is removed, a process that often takes many years at a cost of millions of dollars. Terrence Floyd, a younger brother of George Floyd, praised the Justice Department for its review. “That’s how you solve and stop what’s going on with law enforcement,” said Floyd ...

  • Movement to return land taken from Black and Indigenous people in the U.S. gains momentum

    Movement to return land taken from Black and Indigenous people in the U.S. gains momentum

    Jun 09, 2023 10:35 PM EST

    ... expecting in my lifetime, let alone my grandfather's. Stephanie Sy: The one-acre property in Altadena was transferred last year by a Jewish landowner whose own family faced displacement and oppression. Johnson said the protests that erupted after the police killing of George Floyd raised the nation's consciousness.

  • As conservative adults target schools, LGBTQ+ kids and students of color feel less safe

    As conservative adults target schools, LGBTQ+ kids and students of color feel less safe

    Jun 07, 2023 10:24 PM EST

    ... students face backlash In Harmony’s freshman-year English class, a boy started playing with his mask and joked, “I can’t breathe, just like George Floyd,” Harmony recalled. “I was really upset. And I called him out on it. And I was like, ‘Are you kidding me? Someone died ...

  • Fort Bragg changes name to Fort Liberty, part of U.S. Army plan to rename installations honoring Confederate soldiers

    Fort Bragg changes name to Fort Liberty, part of U.S. Army plan to rename installations honoring Confederate soldiers

    Jun 02, 2023 04:30 PM EST

    ... Army more welcoming to current and prospective Black service members. The change was part of a broad Department of Defense initiative, motivated by the 2020 George Floyd protests, to rename military installations that had been named after confederate soldiers. WATCH: Army base renamed after Black veterans as military plans to ...

  • School systems consider reversing decision to remove police officers from campus

    School systems consider reversing decision to remove police officers from campus

    May 29, 2023 10:40 PM EST

    After the murder of George Floyd, school districts across the country reconsidered the presence of police in public schools. But with the threat of school shootings three years later, many are opting to reverse course, bringing police and school resource officers back on campus. Stephanie Sy discussed that with Franci ...