Jun 19 Black Lives Matter spurs scrutiny of Dutch colonial past By Mike Corder, Associated Press The 17th century has gone down in Dutch history as the Golden Age. But the grim flip side of the prosperity, fortunes generated by seafaring traders, slavery and iron-fisted colonial rulers, is being brought into sharp focus amid global protests… Continue reading
Jun 19 Klobuchar urges Biden to pick nonwhite woman as running mate By Sara Burnett, Associated Press Amy Klobuchar is dropping out of vice presidential contention and urging Democrat Joe Biden to select a woman of color instead. Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch 4:56 Atlanta erupts in protest after another black man dies at the hands of police By William Brangham Atlanta has become the new epicenter of a growing campaign for racial justice. Thousands of protesters marched there after the fatal police shooting of Rayshard Brooks on Friday night. Meanwhile, pressure continues to build in Minneapolis for the city to… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch 7:25 How Minneapolis is trying to reimagine the future of policing By Fred de Sam Lazaro Since the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, calls have grown for that city to overhaul its police department. Now, the effort to “dismantle the police department as we know it” has gained the support… Continue watching
Jun 14 Trump executive order on police reform expected to include use of force guidelines, misconduct tracker, source says By Yamiche Alcindor Amid nationwide protests, the president's executive order is expected to include the creation of national standards for police use-of-force as well as for tracking police misconduct, according to a civil rights lawyer who plans to be at the signing and… Continue reading
Jun 14 Thousands form human chain in Berlin against racism By Associated Press Thousands of people formed a human chain through Berlin on Sunday in a message against racism, discrimination and social inequality among other causes. Continue reading
Jun 14 Minneapolis officers quit in wake of George Floyd protests By Associated Press At least seven Minneapolis polices have quit and another seven are in the process of resigning, citing a lack of support from department and city leaders as protests over George Floyd’s death escalated. Continue reading
Jun 13 Atlanta officer fired after fatal shooting of black man By Russ Bynum, Brynn Anderson, Associated Press An Atlanta police officer was fired following the fatal shooting of a black man and another officer was placed on administrative duty, the police department announced early Sunday. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch 4:35 As protests continue, black women activists are leading again By PBS NewsHour The nationwide protests set off by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, are being led by a new generation of young activists, many of them black women. Hari Sreenivasan spoke with Keisha Blain, an associate professor of history… Continue watching
Jun 13 Protests in Trump country test his hold in rural white areas By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press The protest movement over black injustice has quickly spread deep into predominantly white, small-town America, notably throughout parts of the country that delivered the presidency for Donald Trump. Continue reading