Jun 13 Watch 4:35 As protests continue, black women activists are leading again By PBS NewsHour The nationwide protests set off by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, are being led by a new generation of young activists, many of them black women. Hari Sreenivasan spoke with Keisha Blain, an associate professor of history… Continue watching
Jun 13 Mississippi faces reckoning on Confederate emblem in flag By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press The young activists who launched a protest movement after George Floyd’s death are bringing fresh energy to a long-simmering debate about a Confederate symbol — the rebel flag that white supremacists embedded within the Mississippi state flag more than 125… Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 11:02 How members of Gen-Z are approaching this historic moment of change Gen-Z is entering adulthood as the U.S. grapples with systemic inequities in institutions from policing to education to health care. Student Reporting Labs, our journalism program for high school students, asked teenagers across the country how they're approaching the moment,… Continue watching
Jun 12 Ella Jones will be Ferguson’s first black mayor. Here’s what she had to say about race and policing By Candice Norwood Jones spoke with the PBS NewsHour about her thoughts on police reform and this period in the U.S. Continue reading
Jun 12 The war on drugs gave rise to ‘no-knock’ warrants. Breonna Taylor’s death could end them By Candice Norwood While Taylor’s death has brought renewed attention to no-knock warrants, the practice has long faced criticism for the injuries and deaths sustained in the process. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch 6:10 Outrage over George Floyd catalyzes movements for racial justice abroad By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran The killing of George Floyd has led to racial reckonings far beyond the U.S. In France, protesters point to incidents of police violence against black people and complain the government hasn’t done enough to address systemic racism. Activists in the… Continue watching
Jun 11 Volunteers, Smithsonian want to save White House protest art By Ashraf Khalil, Nathan Ellgren, Associated Press With much of the temporary fencing around the White House coming down, there’s an effort to preserve the hundreds of pieces of instant American history. Continue reading
Jun 11 What is the ‘defund the police’ movement? 5 questions answered By Courtney Vinopal As protests over police violence and racism continue in the wake of George Floyd's death, there have been growing calls to defund the police. But what exactly does that mean?… Continue reading
Jun 10 CrossFit CEO resigns over insensitive George Floyd tweet By Associated Press Greg Glassman said in a statement posted on CrossFit Inc.'s website late Tuesday that he decided to retire. Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch 8:22 ‘He’s gonna change the world’: George Floyd remembered in Houston George Floyd has been buried after a Houston funeral, amid vows that his death at the hands of a white police officer will not be in vain. On Capitol Hill, Senate Republicans said they are drafting legislation to address racial… Continue watching