Nation Jan 10 Families in disbelief after hundreds of bodies found buried behind Mississippi jail By Karina Cuevas, Amna Nawaz
Nation Apr 19 Watch 7:45 Tyre Nichols’ mother discusses lawsuit against Memphis and officers who beat him The family of Tyre Nichols, who died in January after being severely beaten by five Memphis police officers, has filed a $550 million federal lawsuit against the city of Memphis over his death. The five officers charged with second-degree murder… By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris
Nation Jan 30 Watch 7:20 6th Memphis officer suspended amid calls for more accountability following Nichols death A sixth police officer has been suspended in the death of Tyre Nichols. Memphis police announced officer Preston Hemphill has been relieved of his duties as part of an internal investigation. The move comes amid calls for further accountability for… By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings
Nation Apr 13 Watch 9:36 George Floyd’s brother: ‘People want to see change, they want to see justice’ The killings of Daunte Wright and George Floyd continue to reverberate, not only in Minnesota but around the U.S., on policing, use of force and race. Philonise Floyd, George Floyd's younger brother who took the stand Monday in former police… By Yamiche Alcindor
Nation Jun 04 WATCH: Floyd family attorney Ben Crump speaks during George Floyd memorial It was not the coronavirus that killed Floyd, the family's attorney Ben Crump said, but the “pandemic of racism and discrimination.”… By Aaron Morrison, Associated Press
May 07 Watch 7:37 Attorney for Ahmaud Arbery’s family: ‘Why do we have 2 justice systems in America?’ Public outcry is mounting over the killing of an unarmed African American man in Georgia over two months ago. Recently released video shows 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery jogging in late February when he was shot to death by two white men,… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 8:14 Stephon Clark killing by police is an American problem, says family attorney By PBS News Hour Gospel music echoed and tears flowed as family and friends gathered at Stephon Clark's funeral in Sacramento, California. Clark's killing by two police officers in his grandmother's backyard has sparked unrest that has brought parts of the city to a… Continue watching