Jul 16 12-year-old boy arrested in alleged plot to shoot police By Omar Etman A 12-year-old-boy was arrested late Friday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for his alleged role in a plot to shoot police officers. Continue reading
Jul 15 Special Report: America in Black and Blue By News Desk The PBS NewsHour Weekend special "America in Black and Blue" explores the tensions between America’s diverse communities and their local police forces. Continue reading
Jul 15 Black lawmakers recall police stops after senator’s speech By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, the lone black Republican in the Senate, candidly described being stopped by police, even Capitol Hill cops, because of the color of his skin. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 4:40 News Wrap: Homeland Security chief sounds alarm on conventions, funeral held for Philando Castile By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson told a House panel he was worried that expected protests at the upcoming Republican and Democratic conventions will get out of hand. He said 3,000 department personnel have been assigned. Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 2:25 U.S. Sen. Tim Scott on racism and the Capitol police By PBS NewsHour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, Sen. Tim Scott, a black Republican from South Carolina, gave a powerful — and revealing — speech Wednesday on how even in the Capitol, relations between African-Americans and cops are strained. He… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch 3:03 News Wrap: Lynch urges end to cop-community divide, ceasefire takes hold in South Sudan By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Tuesday, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, testifying at a House hearing, said stopping violence must be a rallying point for both police and minority groups. She also defended the decision not to charge Hillary Clinton in the… Continue watching
Jul 10 This flag once protested lynching. Now it’s an artist’s response to police violence By Corinne Segal A version of this flag once flew outside NAACP headquarters in New York City during the 1920s and '30s to protest lynchings. Continue reading
Jul 10 Obama calls for greater respect, understanding in U.S. By Darlene Superville and Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press President Barack Obama called Sunday for greater tolerance, respect and understanding from police officers toward the people they take an oath to protect as well as from individuals who think the police are too heavy handed and intolerant, particularly toward… Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 3:49 Report finds racial disparities in police use of force By PBS NewsHour A report released by the Center for Policing Equity on Friday found that African Americans are more likely than white Americans to be subjected to the use of force by police. University of California at Berkeley Professor Jack Glaser, one… Continue watching
Jul 09 Obama: ‘America is not as divided as some have suggested’ By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press President Barack Obama on Saturday rejected the notion that this week's stunning violence is a signal that the U.S. has returned to some of the darkest days of its past. Continue reading