Jun 21 Watch 4:46 Sports teams give Election Day off to boost voter turnout By Megan Thompson Several college and professional sports teams have announced they will make Election Day a holiday for players and employees. It's one of the first concrete policy changes by teams in response to national unrest over racial inequity. But is it… Continue watching
Jun 19 U.N. rights body to report on racism after Floyd killing By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The action by the Human Rights Council on Friday stopped short of ordering a more intensive investigation singling out the United States after George Floyd's death on May 25. Continue reading
Jun 18 State Department official quits over Trump response to racial tensions, report says By Associated Press Mary Elizabeth Taylor, the assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs, said in her resignation letter that Trump's actions "cut sharply against my core values and convictions."… Continue reading
Jun 18 Atlanta police department assures public it can protect city as officers call out of work in protest By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Atlanta’s police department says it can still protect the city even though officers are calling out to protest a member of the force being charges with murder for shooting a man in the back. Continue reading
Jun 18 Seattle police union expelled from city’s largest labor group By Associated Press The largest labor group in the Seattle area has expelled the city's police union, saying the guild representing officers failed to address racism within its ranks. Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch 7:57 How George Floyd’s killing has inspired a diverse range of protesters By Stephanie Sy In the three-plus weeks since George Floyd’s death, the protests that began in Minneapolis over policing, race and the use of force have grown into a national reckoning on these issues. Some areas of the country with few black residents… Continue watching
Jun 16 African nations seek scrutiny of U.S. and others over racism By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The European Union and some Western nations appealed Tuesday for more time to discuss a resolution drafted for the U.N.’s top human rights body that seeks international scrutiny of systemic racism against people of African descent in response to the… Continue reading
Jun 16 WATCH: Senate Judiciary hearing on police force and community relations By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Senate Republicans could vote as soon as next week on proposed policing changes. It's an abrupt shift of GOP priorities in an election year. The party is rushing to respond to nationwide protests over the deaths of black Americans in… Continue reading
Jun 16 Seattle police pledge to protect occupied zone By Associated Press A festival-like atmosphere has emerged in the area, now called the “Capitol Hill Occupied Protest,” with participants painting a Black Lives Matter mural on the street and planting a community garden. Continue reading
Jun 15 NYPD closes controversial anti-crime unit amid calls for reform By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press New York City's police department is disbanding the unit involved in Eric Garner's 2014 chokehold death, Commissioner Dermot Shea said Monday amid a nationwide reckoning for policing in the wake of George Floyd's death last month in Minneapolis. Continue reading