Jan 14 Chicago releases video footage from 2013 of police killing unarmed teen By Kamaria Roberts A federal judge in Chicago ordered on Thursday to release footage from 2013 that shows Cedrick Chatman, an unarmed 17-year-old, being shot to death by police. Continue reading
Jan 07 Sandra Bland’s mother: Perjury charge against trooper ‘not justice’ By Joshua Barajas A grand jury indicted a Texas state trooper on perjury charges Wednesday in connection to the traffic stop and arrest of Sandra Bland, a 28-year-old black woman who later died while in police custody. Continue reading
Jan 04 Poetry is protest for poet Sasha Banks By Corinne Segal When officer Darren Wilson killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown last August, Sasha Banks wanted to use poetry to hold the country accountable. Continue reading
Dec 28 Grand jury will not file charges in Tamir Rice death By Corinne Segal Cuyahoga County prosecutor Timothy McGinty said Monday that a grand jury would not file charges in the killing of Tamir Rice by a Cleveland police officer last year. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch Freddie Gray’s stepfather: We are not upset with jury By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 10:10 Baltimore mayor responds to mistrial in first Freddie Gray case By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 16 Judge declares mistrial in first Freddie Gray officer case By Joshua Barajas After nine hours of deliberation over the past two days, jurors were dismissed after a deadlock Tuesday in the trial of one of six police officers charged with the death of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old black man who sustained a… Continue reading
Nov 30 Poet Franny Choi pictures a world without police By Corinne Segal What world a world without police look like? Poet Franny Choi’s work attempts to answer that question. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 8:25 News Wrap: Thousands march in Chicago to protest black teen’s death By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, thousands marched along a main artery of Chicago on the day after Thanksgiving to take part in "Black Out Friday," a demonstration aimed at shutting down a busy retail district to protest the police shooting… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch 13:51 Release of Chicago police video reignites debate over excessive force By PBS News Hour Police Officer Jason Van Dyke’s arrest for first-degree murder is just the latest in a series of controversial cases where officers have used extreme force against civilians. For some perspective on the situation, Judy Woodruff speaks to David Klinger of… Continue watching