Jul 16 12-year-old boy arrested in alleged plot to shoot police By Omar Etman A 12-year-old-boy was arrested late Friday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for his alleged role in a plot to shoot police officers. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 1:52 News Wrap: Congress releases report on the Saudis and 9/11, Iraqis protest prime minister By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 15 Special Report: America in Black and Blue By News Desk The PBS NewsHour Weekend special "America in Black and Blue" explores the tensions between America’s diverse communities and their local police forces. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch Social media plays major role in national debate on police violence By PBS News Hour Last week, news broke on social media on the shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, and of police officers in Dallas. Platforms like Facebook Live provided audiences with a front row seat to violent and graphic imagery that sparked… Continue watching
Jul 14 Why aren’t more people talking about Latinos killed by police? By Kenya Downs As protests draw attention to killings of African-Americans, advocates are demanding more coverage of violent policing in Latino communities. Continue reading
Jul 13 Column: Are police shootings racially biased? By Denise Cummins Two decades of scientific investigations suggest a nuanced answer. Continue reading
Jul 10 Hundreds gather in Manhattan to protest police violence By Daniel Moritz-Rabson Hundreds gathered in New York City on Sunday to march against police violence following the killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, as other protests occurred across the country. Continue reading
Jul 10 ‘Hate does not exist in a vacuum’ — writings on race, policing in the U.S. By PBS News Hour Personal stories, analyses and other commentary from this week following multiple killings. Continue reading
Jul 10 This flag once protested lynching. Now it’s an artist’s response to police violence By Corinne Segal A version of this flag once flew outside NAACP headquarters in New York City during the 1920s and '30s to protest lynchings. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 4:16 Death of Philando Castile, another fatal shooting by police, draws condemnation By PBS News Hour A police officer shot 32-year-old Philando Castile in his car Wednesday after pulling him over for a broken tail light. The aftermath was filmed and broadcast on Facebook by Castile’s girlfriend, who explained that he had been legally carrying a… Continue watching