Jun 03 Watch 6:01 Amid protests and pandemic, this South Carolina mayor sees ‘collective pain’ emerge Columbia, South Carolina’s capital, is among the many U.S. cities seeing protests and curfews over the past week. Mayor Stephen Benjamin is the city’s first African American mayor, and he joins Judy Woodruff to discuss how he sees “collective pain”… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 13:20 What’s behind racial disparities in American policing — and how to solve them Widespread protests over George Floyd’s death and the treatment of black Americans by police more broadly have dominated the U.S. in recent days. For analysis of the issues at the heart of the unrest, Amna Nawaz talks to Art Acevedo,… Continue watching
Jun 03 WATCH: ‘Race Matters: America in Crisis,’ a PBS NewsHour Special By News Desk Across the United States, frustration and outrage are pouring out onto the streets. On Friday, June 5, the PBS NewsHour will focus on these issues in a special airing at 9 p.m. ET. Continue reading
Jun 03 WATCH: Civil rights attorney Ben Crump and George Floyd’s family visit site of Floyd’s death By Associated Press U.S. civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump and the son of George Floyd paused to remember him at the makeshift memorial where Floyd was killed in Minneapolis. Continue reading
Jun 03 Rubber bullets are supposed to be ‘less than lethal,’ but they can still kill or maim By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News The use by police of rubber bullets has provoked outrage, as graphic images have flashed on social media showing people who have lost an eye or suffered other injuries after being hit. Continue reading
Jun 03 WATCH: Murder charge upgraded in Floyd case, 3 other cops charged By Tim Sullivan, Matt Sedensky, Associated Press Prosecutors are charging a Minneapolis police officer accused of pressing his knee against George Floyd's neck with second-degree murder, and for the first time are leveling charges against three other officers. Continue reading
Jun 03 U.S. legislatures slow to pass laws limiting use of force Some lawmakers and governors are hoping to harness the renewed wave of anger to push through changes on the use of force they couldn't manage after 2014. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 6:51 A week into protests, political divide over the right response widens By Amna Nawaz The U.S. has now experienced a full week of protests over police treatment of black Americans. The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has triggered widespread demonstrations, curfews and thousands of arrests. National Guard troops have been called up in… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 4:20 Protests near White House grow, a day after police cleared people for Trump photo op President Trump has caused new controversy for his handling of a protest near the White House Monday night. Police began clearing people out from a peaceful demonstration in Lafayette Square before the citywide curfew took effect, firing gas with no… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 7:57 Bishop Budde on Trump’s ‘inflammatory’ rhetoric and how he can help the nation heal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde leads the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C. That includes St. John's Church, across from the White House, which was partially burned during Sunday's unrest and the site of President Trump's Monday night photo op. Budde joins… Continue watching