Nov 18 Portland among U.S. cities adding funds back into police departments By Sara Cline, Associated Press The debate about public safety spending has also shifted for departments from New York City to Los Angeles. They are seeing their finances partially restored in response to rising homicides, an officer exodus and political pressures. Continue reading
Nov 10 After banning teachers from displaying diversity symbols, Oregon school board fires superintendent By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press The escalating disputes on the Newberg School Board come as schools nationwide have become battlegrounds, with arguments over vaccine and mask mandates and how racism is addressed in teaching. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 6:56 Analyzing Kyle Rittenhouse’s self-defense claims as jury selection begins in his trial By Stephanie Sy, Amber Partida Jury selection began Monday in a highly watched murder trial in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The trial will revolve around questions over protests in 2020 that led to riots and whether the defendant, Kyle Rittenhouse, recklessly shot people or acted in self-defense. Continue watching
Sep 02 Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue can be removed, Virginia Supreme Court rules By Denise Lavoie, Sarah Rankin, Associated Press The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled the state can take down a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that became widely seen as a symbol of racial injustice as it towered over Monument Avenue in the state's capital for… Continue reading
Sep 01 Officers, paramedics charged in Elijah McClain’s 2019 death By Colleen Slevin, Associated Press The 23-year-old's death gained widespread attention during last year's protests against racial injustice and police brutality following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Continue reading
Aug 23 Proud Boys leader who burned Black Lives Matter flag gets 5 months in jail By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Tarrio was convicted of burning a BLM banner that was torn down from a historic Black church in downtown Washington and for bringing two high-capacity firearm magazines into the nation's capital two days before the Jan. 6 riot. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 12:27 Maryland reckons with a violent, racist past By Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo and Brian Palmer, Retro Report More than 6,500 Black people were lynched in America between the end of the civil war in 1865 and 1950. These murders were carried out not only in the deep South, but in states like Maryland, which is now the… Continue watching
May 30 Watch 6:31 Inside Sesame Street’s racism initiative for kids By PBS NewsHour The death of George Floyd and spate of hate crimes against Asian Americans have elevated conversations around race, racial identity and police brutality. To talk about these complex and sensitive issues with children, Sesame Street is developing new resources and… Continue watching
May 29 100 years after Tulsa Race Massacre, Black mistrust remains By Cliff Brunt, Associated Press Complaints about police bias and a lack of enough minority officers remain. But the police chief is now a Black man from north Tulsa, the area that includes what once was America’s wealthiest Black business district. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 16:46 A year after Floyd’s death, activists in Minneapolis seek end to ‘status quo’ racism One year ago today, George Floyd's murder by former policeman Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis shocked the country, but those within the community, particularly Black residents, say it was inevitable. They point to a history of racist policies and political gridlock… Continue watching