Jun 06 Watch 4:35 New York protests continue despite rain, pandemic and curfew By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber The threat of a pandemic did not keep New Yorkers home as protesters across the city took to the streets chanting “Black Lives Matter” calling for several police reforms. Largely peaceful, several demonstrators defied the city’s 8 P.M. curfew. Protests… Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch 5:13 As Pride Month kicks off, black trans activists want their stories centered By Ivette Feliciano June is Pride Month, the anniversary of the 1969 riots by the LGBTQ community against police brutality at New York City’s Stonewall Inn. Now, with a recent wave of violence against black, transgender people, activists are demanding those stories be… Continue watching
Jun 06 AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s alternate reality in time of anguish By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Arijeta Lajka, Associated Press The White House, tweeting as an American institution, not Trump's personal account or campaign, posted social media disinformation to make people think leftists were stockpiling rocks to commit terrorist attacks in the United States. Continue reading
Jun 06 Black Lives Matter protests in Australia, Asia and Europe By Frank Jordans, Associated Press BERLIN — Thousands of people rallied across Australia to honor George Floyd and voice their support for the Black Lives Matter movement Saturday, part of a worldwide wave of solidarity that has also sought to highlight racial discrimination outside the… Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 5:11 Trump draws criticism for saying jobs numbers reflect ‘great day’ for George Floyd By Stephanie Sy The U.S. enters another weekend still echoing with outrage over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, plus more reports of police violence in the subsequent protests. But there is also news of some economic recovery, with more than 2… Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch 10:43 Garcetti: Eliminating police would be the wrong response to misconduct The nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd are forcing many state and local government officials to closely examine their law enforcement agencies and practices. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Thursday his proposal to cut $150 million from… Continue watching
Jun 05 Demonstrators vow to sustain momentum until change happens By Sudhin Thanawala, Brian Mahoney, Associated Press Protesters stirred by the death of George Floyd are vowing to turn an extraordinary outpouring of grief into a sustained movement as demonstrations shift to a calmer, but no less determined, focus on addressing racial injustice. Continue reading
Jun 05 Two-thirds of black Americans don’t trust the police to treat them equally. Most white Americans do. By Laura Santhanam Community trust in law enforcement has eroded somewhat over the past few years, as police-involved killings of black people have come to national attention, prompting pain and outrage. The latest PBS NewsHour-NPR-Marist poll explores Americans' attitudes about policing, race and… Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 5:20 Mourners remember George Floyd as Trump’s talk of using troops at protests draws pushback By John Yang Formal mourning began Thursday for George Floyd, the Minneapolis man whose death has touched off a torrent of national outrage. While overnight protests were largely peaceful, President Trump is now facing a torrent of criticism over his talk of using… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch 3:23 New York protesters say they want change from ‘daily fear’ In New York City, protesters were largely peaceful on Wednesday, but as nighttime fell, police in riot gear moved in to enforce a curfew -- sometimes by force. The NewsHour’s Daniel Bush talks with Judy Woodruff about what protesters there… Continue watching