Mar 18 Arkansas jury finds sheriff’s deputy guilty of negligent homicide in teen’s death By News Desk A former Arkansas deputy who fatally shot a teenager during a traffic stop has been found guilty of negligent homicide. Continue reading
Mar 15 AP Poll: Many Black Americans pessimistic about racial equality in policing By Aaron Morrison, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press Few Americans believe there has been significant progress over the last 50 years in achieving equal treatment for Black people in dealings with police and the criminal justice system, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for… Continue reading
Mar 02 WATCH: Highlights from Joe Biden’s 2022 State of the Union By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Associated Press Addressing a concerned nation and anxious world, President Joe Biden has vowed in his first State of the Union address to check Russian aggression in Ukraine, tame soaring U.S. inflation and deal with the fading but still dangerous coronavirus. Continue reading
Mar 01 WATCH: ‘Fund the police,’ Biden says at State of the Union By Associated Press "We should all agree the answer is not to defund the police is to fund the police," he said. "Fund them. Fund them. Fund them with resources and training. Resources and training, they need to protect their community."… Continue reading
Nov 30 Former police officer to testify at trial for Daunte Wright killing says attorney By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press An attorney for the suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright says the former officer will testify at her trial. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 7:35 Can qualified immunity and police accountability coexist? Two experts weigh in Qualified immunity protects police from lawsuits if they harm people while on the job. Advocates want it to end, but dropping it from police reform talks may make it hard for a final bill to pass Congress. Lisa Desjardins discusses… Continue watching
May 24 WATCH: Q&A on police reform and the racial justice movement, one year after George Floyd’s killing By News Desk In the wake of George Floyd's killing in May 2020, protesters across the country called for police reform and other changes to address systemic racism in the United States. A year later, what progress has been made? Where do the… Continue reading
May 24 George Floyd’s family holds rally and march in his memory By Associated Press Hundreds of people gathered for the rally in front of the courthouse in downtown Minneapolis where the Chauvin trial concluded a month ago. Continue reading
May 17 Watch 8:14 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on race in America, the Capitol riot and the Middle East By PBS NewsHour NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including race relations in America, investigating the Capitol riot, and U.S. response to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Middle East. Continue watching
May 16 Minneapolis suburb OKs roadmap for policing changes By Associated Press Elected officials in a Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April approved a resolution that puts the city on track to major changes to its policing practices. Continue reading