Jun 14 Watch 3:05 What really led to the choking death of Eric Garner? By PBS News Hour It has been almost a year since the release of the video showing the choking death of Eric Garner as he was being arrested in Staten Island, New York. Garner’s death, along with the police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, of… Continue watching
May 18 Watch 9:40 Will banning military-style gear for police reduce tensions? By PBS News Hour Images of protests in Ferguson, New York and Baltimore showed police officers in military gear, pointing rifles and using tear gas. Today President Obama announced a ban on selling certain military-style gear to local police. Judy Woodruff talks to Charles… Continue watching
May 18 Obama limits military-style equipment for local police By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press Nine months after police in riot gear dispelled racially charged protests, President Barack Obama is prohibiting the federal government from providing some military-style equipment to local departments and putting stricter controls on other weapons and gear distributed to law enforcement. Continue reading
May 08 Justice Department launches investigation of Baltimore police By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will conduct a broad investigation into the Baltimore police force in search of law enforcement practices that are unconstitutional and violate civil rights, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Friday. Continue reading
May 04 Income inequality begins at birth and these are the stats that prove it By John Komlos We need to look beyond the ugly surface manifestations of young black men being shot in the back and consider the deeper socioeconomic plight of this demographic in this country in 2015. The truth of the matter is that people… Continue reading
May 02 Problems facing the poor inch into 2016 presidential race By Julie Pace, Associated Press In a presidential campaign where candidates are jockeying to be champions of the middle class and asking wealthy people for money, the problems facing the poor are inching into the debate. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 4:49 News Wrap: Afghan soldier targets U.S. troops in insider attack By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, one American was killed and at least two others wounded by an Afghan soldier at a military compound in Jalalabad. Also, Iran announced it would deploy two warships near Yemen, supposedly to patrol for pirates. Continue watching
Mar 23 We treat racism like it’s going extinct. It’s not. By Brittney Cooper When 28-year-old George Zimmerman killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on a residential Sanford, Florida, street in February 2012, after trailing the hoodie-clad, iced tea-carrying youth through the neighborhood because he looked “suspicious,” it became clear that America’s Millennial generation had… Continue reading
Mar 15 Update: 20-year-old charged in Ferguson police shooting By Elisabeth Ponsot A 20-year-old man from the St. Louis area was arrested and charged Sunday in connection with last week's shooting of two police officers following a late-night protest in Ferguson, Mo. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 3:19 Ferguson under fire: After municipal shakeup, who’s accountable now? By PBS News Hour Following the Justice Department's scathing report about racism within the Ferguson Police Department this week, the city's manager, police chief and municipal judge were all forced out of their jobs. But so far, Ferguson Mayor James Knowles refuses to step… Continue watching