Nation Jul 05 Facebook groups pivot to attacks on Black Lives Matter By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press
Nation Jun 28 Watch 5:23 America Inc overhauls brands in support of BLM Products like Aunt Jemima are going through a branding and advertising overhaul as companies respond to the Black Lives Matter movement. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker reports on America Inc’s efforts to address and eliminate brand names and imagery that reflect… By Christopher Booker, Connie Kargbo
Nation Jun 25 Protesters demand removal of statues depicting freed Black American kneeling before Lincoln Calls are mounting for the removal of twin Emancipation memorials in Washington, D.C., and Boston that depict a freed Black American kneeling at Abraham Lincoln’s feet. By William J. Kole, Associated Press
Nation Jun 20 Watch 2:05 Celebrating Juneteenth amid George Floyd protests Thousands of protesters participated in hundreds of marches, rallies and celebrations across the country to commemorate Juneteenth, demanding an end to police brutality and systematic racism in the nation. Some called for the removal of statues that deify slavery and… By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber
Health Jun 16 How to decrease your coronavirus risk while protesting It's nearly impossible to avoid close contact when protesting. An infectious disease expert answers key questions about how to avoid spreading the coronavirus to family. By Thomas A. Russo, The Conversation
Jun 16 America in Black and Blue 2020 By PBS NewsHour Weekend America in Black and Blue 2020, a PBS NewsHour Weekend special, offers context for and insight into the widespread protests currently engulfing the nation after the latest display of police brutality against Black citizens with reports from across the country… Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch 9:34 Atlanta shooting underscores need for police reforms By PBS NewsHour Residents of Atlanta, and thousands of others around the country and the world, are taking part in daily demonstrations to push for police reforms since the death of George Floyd nearly three weeks ago. But what should that mean and… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 3:06 A firsthand account of this pivotal moment in history By KCET Ongoing protests demanding police reform and racial justice continue to spread around the world after the death of George Floyd in Minnesota last month. Isaac Bryan, a civil rights activist and director of public policy at UCLA's Bunche Center, gives… Continue watching
Jun 13 AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s law and order and misinformation By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Trump's week of law and order rhetoric came with heavy doses of misinformation as he stretched to blame unrest on radical leftists and to put three loaded words — “defund the police” — in the mouth of a Democratic rival… Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 19:40 How Newark’s protest preparations have helped maintain calm By PBS NewsHour It has been more than 50 years since deadly riots in Newark, New Jersey broke out. But protests taking place there this past week over George Floyd's death have been mostly peaceful. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka joins Hari Sreenivasan to… Continue watching