• Racial bias trainings surged after George Floyd’s death. A year later, experts are still waiting for 'bold' change

    Racial bias trainings surged after George Floyd’s death. A year later, experts are still waiting for 'bold' change

    May 25, 2021 10:38 PM EST

    The New York City Department of Education did not respond to requests for comment. MORE: In George Floyd’s death, Michael Brown Sr. sees history repeat itself There is also some evidence that forced or accusatory efforts to combat bias can actually spur resistance or more racist behavior among training ...

  • How Americans are reacting to George Floyd’s death one year later

    How Americans are reacting to George Floyd’s death one year later

    May 25, 2021 08:56 PM EST

    ... to call the police,” he said. “They react to crime. They don't prevent crime. …  And in some cases, they escalate those situations.” Dhati Kennedy Floyd’s death also highlighted the history of the mistreatment of Black people in the United States. One of those events was a race riot ...

  • George Floyd family meets Biden as Congress weighs police bill

    George Floyd family meets Biden as Congress weighs police bill

    May 25, 2021 08:20 PM EST

    ... put partisan politics aside and pass meaningful reform to hold police officers responsible who act outside of their oath to protect and defend,” he said. Floyd died on May 25, 2020 after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for more than nine minutes, while Floyd repeatedly ...

  • In George Floyd's death, Michael Brown Sr. sees history repeat itself

    In George Floyd's death, Michael Brown Sr. sees history repeat itself

    May 24, 2021 10:35 PM EST

    ... or better for our community. Judy Woodruff: Undoubtedly, there will be more of those conversations happening this week, and particularly tomorrow, on the anniversary of George Floyd's death.Members of the Floyd family will meet privately tomorrow with President Biden at the White House. We will have much more ...

  • WATCH: Q&A on police reform and the racial justice movement, one year after George Floyd’s killing

    WATCH: Q&A on police reform and the racial justice movement, one year after George Floyd’s killing

    May 24, 2021 08:33 PM EST

    In the wake of George Floyd's killing in May 2020, protesters across the country called for police reform and other changes to address systemic racism in the United States. A year later, what progress has been made? Where do the movements go from here? PBS NewsHour's Amna Nawaz ...

  • George Floyd's family holds rally and march in his memory

    George Floyd's family holds rally and march in his memory

    May 24, 2021 01:41 PM EST

    ... MORE: George Floyd died last year. Here’s what has changed since thenThe George Floyd Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit based in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where Floyd was born, is hosting a series of events in Minneapolis this weekend and early next week to honor Floyd on the anniversary. Those events ...

  • George Floyd died last year. Here’s what has changed since then

    George Floyd died last year. Here’s what has changed since then

    May 23, 2021 08:35 PM EST

    ... have to go to the state legislature.  Hari Sreenivasan: How are people there planning to mark this anniversary?  Fred de Sam Lazaro: The aftermath of George Floyd's killing has seen an explosion of artistic expression. There are murals and extraordinary artwork everywhere you go. And I think it's ...

  • Biden to host George Floyd's family at White House

    Biden to host George Floyd's family at White House

    May 21, 2021 11:41 PM EST

    ... on multiple charges stemming from Floyd's death. WATCH LIVE: Race Matters — America After George Floyd | A PBS NewsHour Special Biden's plans to host Floyd's family come, however, as talks focused on the police reform bill named after Floyd — the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act — have stalled ...

  • How George Floyd's image became an icon for artists and helped communities mourn

    How George Floyd's image became an icon for artists and helped communities mourn

    May 21, 2021 10:20 PM EST

    ... partnership with the Under-Told Stories Project at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Now, as we said, next week marks one year since George Floyd was killed, but what's changed in this year of protests and national racial reckoning? On Tuesday night, we hope you will join ...

  • WATCH: Race Matters — America After George Floyd | A PBS NewsHour Special

    WATCH: Race Matters — America After George Floyd | A PBS NewsHour Special

    May 21, 2021 09:49 PM EST

    One year after the police killing of George Floyd, where does America go from here? In the special “Race Matters: America after George Floyd,” PBS NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff and our reporters talk to people and experts across the country about the lasting effects of systemic racism ...