Mar 05 Watch 7:19 How tickets, fines and fees undermined police focus on community in Ferguson By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch 2:55 ‘Searing’ Ferguson report claims revenue came before public safety By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 4:42 News Wrap: Mexican forces capture Zetas cartel leader By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Mexican authorities arrested Omar Trevino Morales, the head of the notorious Zetas cartel, during an early morning raid. Known as “Z-42,” Morales was wanted in both the U.S. and Mexico for drug trafficking, kidnapping and… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch Watch Attorney General Eric Holder discuss DOJ Ferguson investigation findings By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 04 U.S. clears officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson case — read the full report By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department won't prosecute former a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer in the shooting death of an unarmed black 18-year-old, but in a scathing report released Wednesday faulted the city and its law enforcement for racial bias. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 7:47 How can Ferguson law enforcement break a pattern of bias? By PBS News Hour A new report by the Department of Justice says that police in Ferguson, Missouri, have shown a pattern of racial bias and civil rights abuses. The findings come after a months-long investigation following the fatal shooting of teenager Michael Brown. Continue watching
Mar 03 7 clear ways Ferguson police violated the Constitution, according to DOJ By News Desk and Eric Tucker, Associated Press A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that a Justice Department investigation has found patterns of racial bias in the Ferguson, Missouri, police department and at the municipal jail and court. Continue reading
Feb 12 U.S. at crossroads on race relations, policing, FBI director says By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The United States is at a crossroads on matters of race relations and law enforcement, presenting "hard truths" that its citizens and police must confront, FBI Director James Comey said Thursday. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 8:18 How do communities increase accountability and rebuild trust after police shootings? By PBS News Hour Around the nation, from Ferguson to Staten Island to Albuquerque, communities are grappling with the aftermath of deaths caused by police officers who used lethal force. Gwen Ifill talks to Cornell William Brooks of the NAACP and Richard Berry of… Continue watching
Jan 30 ‘Radical Brownies’ allows girls of color to address injustice By Eric Krupke Girls can earn a radical beauty badge, a food justice badge, and a radical self-love badge, among others. Continue reading