• Protests erupt in Iran after death of woman arrested for violating dress code

    Protests erupt in Iran after death of woman arrested for violating dress code

    Sep 20, 2022 10:40 PM EST

    The least we can do is stand with them. And I think in this moment in history, we need to remember that, when George Floyd was killed by police in America, there was global solidarity. You saw images from inside Iran, inside Syria, places where they themselves are in dire ...

  • Arizona Legislature won't defend law limiting police filming after federal judge block

    Arizona Legislature won't defend law limiting police filming after federal judge block

    Sep 16, 2022 10:29 PM EST

    ... is being made with the owner’s permission.Bystander cellphone videos are largely credited with revealing police misconduct — such as with the 2020 killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis officers — and reshaping the conversation around police transparency. But Republican Arizona lawmakers say the legislation was needed to ...

  • Applications to HBCUs rise dramatically as nationwide college enrollment falls

    Applications to HBCUs rise dramatically as nationwide college enrollment falls

    Sep 13, 2022 10:35 PM EST

    Dr. Helene Gayle, President, Spelman College: This is a generation that grew up with a Black president. They have gone through some of this social unrest following the murder of George Floyd and kind of the movement around Black lives. Young people are choosing to be in a place that ...

  • Oklahoma City is hoping these new recommendations can become a blueprint for police reform

    Oklahoma City is hoping these new recommendations can become a blueprint for police reform

    Sep 12, 2022 09:32 PM EST

    ... make those changes happen.” What are the initial steps? Following the protests and calls for reform after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chavin’s murder of George Floyd in 2020, Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt, a Republican, announced the formation of the Law Enforcement Policy Task Force and a community policing ...

  • ACLU sues Arizona over law limiting filming of police

    ACLU sues Arizona over law limiting filming of police

    Aug 23, 2022 08:54 PM EST

    ... declined to comment since the office had not received a copy of the complaint. Neither Mitchell or Penzone immediately responded to messages seeking comment. WATCH: George Floyd biography explores the systemic racism that contributed to his death Bystander cellphone videos are largely credited with revealing police misconduct — such as with ...

  • Atlanta officers won't face charges in Rayshard Brooks shooting

    Atlanta officers won't face charges in Rayshard Brooks shooting

    Aug 23, 2022 08:14 PM EST

    ... conclude it was,” Skandalakis said of Rolfe. The shooting happened against the backdrop of heightened tensions and protests nationwide in wake of the death of George Floyd under the knee of a police officer in Minneapolis less than three weeks earlier. Sometimes-violent protests over Floyd’s death had largely ...

  • Arkansas police officers suspended after a video shows brutal beating

    Arkansas police officers suspended after a video shows brutal beating

    Aug 22, 2022 10:50 PM EST

    ... of force policies, added body cameras, created de-escalation training for officers, and it just did not matter when it came to the killing of George Floyd. Amna Nawaz: You mentioned George Floyd. And I think the big question is, if that killing wasn't a transformative moment, then what ...

  • 3 Arkansas cops suspended after beating video circulates on social media

    3 Arkansas cops suspended after beating video circulates on social media

    Aug 22, 2022 01:46 PM EST

    ... Bryant said. Cellphone video of often-violent police interactions has put a spotlight on officer conduct in recent years, particularly since the 2020 killing of George Floyd while he was being arrested by police in Minneapolis. The resulting nationwide protests called attention to officer brutality that often targets Black Americans ...

  • American cities, states can't find enough workers despite an influx of federal funding

    American cities, states can't find enough workers despite an influx of federal funding

    Aug 18, 2022 10:25 PM EST

    Their social groups were probably questioning, based upon the dialogue that was going on, the role of police and its legitimacy. Catherine Rampell: The work has always been stressful and polarizing. But, today, it's even harder to recruit applicants. Jeff Shrader: From 2019, pre-pandemic, pre-George Floyd, up ...

  • Former Minneapolis cops Thao and Kueng say they rejected plea deal in Floyd killing

    Former Minneapolis cops Thao and Kueng say they rejected plea deal in Floyd killing

    Aug 15, 2022 03:17 PM EST

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's killing told a judge Monday that they have rejected plea deals that would have resulted in three-year prison sentences, setting the stage for trial in October. Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng are charged with aiding and ...