Jan 22 Activists stage online State of the Union for marginalized voices By Eric Krupke A statement titled “State of the Black Union: The Shadow of Crisis has NOT Passed” was signed by a coalition of civil rights groups. Continue reading
Jan 19 MTV airs programming in black and white on MLK Day By Stacy A. Anderson, Associated Press WASHINGTON — MTV is taking the color out of its programming on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to encourage people to talk about what race means in their lives. Continue reading
Jan 15 Holder calls for better data on police use of force By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Eric Holder called Thursday for better record-keeping on how often police officers use force and are themselves attacked, saying the current data is incomplete and inadequate. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 10:13 Former NYPD officers talk police-minority relations By PBS News Hour A major topic of conversation in recent months has been the often fraught relationship between police and minority communities. Last week, PBS NewsHour Weekend spoke to the President of the Brooklyn chapter of the NAACP and retired NYC police lieutenant… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch 4:23 News Wrap: Indonesian government cracks down on AirAsia By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the search for wreckage from AirAsia flight 8501 expanded to make up for more than a week of strong currents in the Java Sea. Meanwhile, Indonesia’s Transport Ministry suspended the airline’s license for flying from… Continue watching
Jan 05 Ferguson grand jury member files lawsuit to lift lifetime gag order By Eric Krupke A member of the grand jury that decided in November not to indict Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, filed a federal lawsuit on Monday challenging a gag order that prevents jurors from… Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 8:10 What’s the state of relations between the police and communities of color? By PBS News Hour In the wake of police-involved shootings in Ferguson and Cleveland, the death of Eric Garner in New York, and the subsequent protests that followed those events, NewsHour Weekend examines the state of relations between the police and communities of color… Continue watching
Dec 26 Republicans cite rise of ISIS, Democrats point to Ferguson fallout as top stories of 2014, poll finds By Jennifer Agiesta and Emily Swanson, Associated Press Americans are slightly more likely than they were a year ago to believe that the current year was better than the last for the United States— 30 percent say so this year, while 25 percent said so in 2013. On… Continue reading
Dec 26 The musicians we listened to in 2014 By Victoria Fleischer Before we ring in 2015, we want to reflect on some of the great Art Beat stories from this past year. So who did we listen to in 2014?… Continue reading
Dec 24 St. Louis County officer fatally shoots armed black teen By Joshua Barajas Tensions mounted in a St. Louis suburb Wednesday morning, after a Berkeley, Missouri police officer fatally shot an 18-year-old black man who pointed a handgun at him late Tuesday. Following the shooting, the dozens of protesters that descended onto the… Continue reading