May 24 WATCH: Q&A on police reform and the racial justice movement, one year after George Floyd’s killing By News Desk In the wake of George Floyd's killing in May 2020, protesters across the country called for police reform and other changes to address systemic racism in the United States. A year later, what progress has been made? Where do the… Continue reading
May 23 Watch 4:43 George Floyd died last year. Here’s what has changed since then By PBS NewsHour This week marks one year since George Floyd, an unarmed Black man was killed by then police officer Derek Chauvin, who held his knee on Floyd for nearly nine minutes. His death, recorded on video by a bystander, sparked widespread… Continue watching
May 17 A majority of Americans say policing should be reformed. But most white people still don’t think police treat Black people differently By Laura Santhanam According to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll, Americans were more likely to say race relations had gotten worse than had improved in the year since George Floyd was killed. Continue reading
May 12 Watch 5:38 News Wrap: Panic buying adds to gas woes in the Southeast as pipeline restarts operations In our news wrap Wednesday, panic buying of gasoline intensified across the southeastern U.S. as the colonial pipeline resumed operations. Inflation fears washed over Wall Street and the financial markets. The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has fallen to an… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 9:53 Chauvin’s prosecutors reflect on the lessons from the trial By Judy Woodruff, Courtney Norris For three weeks, America and the world watched dozens of witnesses testify, and spent hours looking at video of George Floyd's murder at the trial of Derek Chauvin. Within days, other videos of deadly police encounters have renewed calls for… Continue watching
Apr 23 3 things that led to Chauvin’s conviction, and what experts say is needed for more police accountability By Candice Norwood In the aftermath of the verdict loom familiar questions about what it means and what comes next. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch 12:49 Examining the police shootings of Black Americans and how leadership plays a role By John Yang, Meredith Lee, Saher Khan While the guilty verdict in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin brought celebration to the streets of Minneapolis, people also came together today to mourn Daunte Wright, and demand justice for other recent police shootings involving Black Americans. John Yang… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 3:54 New federal action and greater calls for change follow Chauvin trial, conviction By John Yang, Harry Zahn A Minneapolis jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter on Tuesday, setting off new calls to reform policing — and new federal action from the Justice Department. John Yang reports. Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 8:59 Reimagining public safety: What police reform could look like after Chauvin trial By Judy Woodruff, Meredith Lee To discuss what the process of bringing reform to policing could look like, Judy Woodruff is joined by Alexis Karteron, an associate professor of law and Director of the Constitutional Rights Clinic at Rutgers University, and Tracie Keesee, a 25-year… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 3:31 What is the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act? Breaking down the bill and opposition The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act passed the Democratically-controlled House of Representatives in February, but has yet to receive a vote in the evenly-split Senate. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff with an update on where things stand. Continue watching