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 Watch 5:13 Dallas pastor says nation is ‘all but’ post-racial By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 10 Black Lives Matter leader arrested as protests spread across the country By Michael D. Regan A leading voice for the Black Lives Matter movement along with a local journalist and dozens of others were arrested by police in Baton Rouge. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 3:49 Report finds racial disparities in police use of force By PBS News Hour A report released by the Center for Policing Equity on Friday found that African Americans are more likely than white Americans to be subjected to the use of force by police. University of California at Berkeley Professor Jack Glaser, one… Continue watching
Jul 09 74 #BlackLivesMatter protesters arrested in upstate New York By Michael D. Regan Police in the city of Rochester in upstate New York arrested 74 people during a demonstration of the Black Lives Matter movement on Friday. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 7:11 Writing is his redemption after spending his youth behind bars By PBS News Hour By the age of 19, Shaka Senghor was behind bars after his teen years as a drug dealer ended with a death on his hands. Senghor says his story is all too familiar for many young black men. The author… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch 8:56 Study slams troubled Oakland police department for racial bias By PBS News Hour The Oakland police department’s history of misconduct — particularly involving African-Americans — has made it the subject of federal oversight for 13 years. Wednesday, Stanford researchers released the results of a two-year-long study into the department, confirming that Oakland officers… Continue watching
May 27 New Louisiana law makes targeting officers a hate crime By Kulsoom Khan A new law makes Louisiana the first state in the nation to protect police officers, firefighters and first responders under a hate crime statute. Continue reading
May 23 Watch 5:03 The implications of Baltimore police officer’s acquittal in Freddie Gray case By PBS News Hour A Baltimore Circuit judge on Monday found police officer Edward Nero not guilty on all counts for his role in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African-American whose alleged mistreatment in police custody prompted violent citywide protests… Continue watching