Aug 15 Watch Brooks and Marcus on police power in Ferguson, political change in Iraq By PBS News Hour New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the week’s top news, including the response to the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, by politicians and President Obama, as well as the political… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch Why it's so difficult to retain a diverse police force By PBS News Hour The city of Ferguson, Missouri, is more than two-thirds African-American. But only three of its 53 police officers are black. Jeffrey Brown talks to Tracie Keesee of the UCLA Center for Policing Equity and Malik Aziz of the National Black… Continue watching
Aug 15 How has social media changed the way we talk about race and justice? By Nora Daly Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Stacia Brown of ColorLines about the social media response to the situation in Ferguson, Missouri. Continue reading
Aug 15 How news of Ferguson spread across the country via Twitter By Colleen Shalby To visualize how that news has spread across the United States, and beyond, Twitter plugged every geo-targeted tweet in connection with Ferguson into a heat map tool run by CartoDB. Continue reading
Aug 15 Police officer Wilson didn't know Michael Brown was connected to robbery, Ferguson police chief says By News Desk The press conference follows a night of reduced tensions between protesters and police officers, that many attributed to a handover of security leadership over to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Continue reading
Aug 14 Inspired by Ferguson, groups across country hold vigils for victims of police brutality By Corinne Segal Communities across the country gathered in the wake of the shooting death of Michael Brown, the unarmed 18-year-old who was shot by police in Ferguson, Missouri, on Aug. 10. A crowd gathered at Meridian Hill Park in the Columbia Heights… Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch Why doesn't Ferguson's police force reflect the community? By PBS News Hour Judy Woodruff talks to Yamiche Alcindor of USA Today in for a closer look at the drama unfolding over the police killing of Michael Brown, as well as local reaction to the governor’s order for State Highway Patrol to take… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch Is Ferguson a bellwether for racial and economic tensions nationwide? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch Why military equipment is in the hands of local police By PBS News Hour Violent clashes between local police and protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, has highlighted the distribution of military equipment to police departments around the country from the U.S. Defense Department. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Matt Apuzzo of The New York Times about… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch After night barrage of gas and grenades, images of Ferguson confrontations resonate around U.S. By PBS News Hour Continue watching