Dec 23 Watch 5:01 News Wrap: Protesters reject NYC mayor’s plea to pause after police shootings By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, protesters in New York rejected Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plea to suspend demonstrations against police use of force out of respect for the families of two murdered officers. Also, Obama administration officials reported nearly 6.4… Continue watching
Dec 13 Marches to protest police killings planned in DC, New York By Associated Press Protesters plan to converge on the nation's capital on Saturday to help bring attention to the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police and call for legislative action. Continue reading
Dec 08 Why are you protesting? Tell PBS NewsHour By Colleen Shalby To try to capture the reasons and commentary behind the protests pertaining to Eric Garner and Michael Brown, we want to hear directly from protesters across the country. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 3:32 Protests, largely peaceful, continue over killings by police – Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 29 Activists begin seven-day march from Ferguson to state capital By Rialda Zukic Activists gathered in Ferguson, Mo., on Saturday to take part in a seven-day march to the state's capital to protest the grand jury decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch More officers called in to guard St. Louis City Hall as protests continue – Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 25 Marches across the country show support for Ferguson By Corinne Segal Cities across the country are planning organized responses to yesterday’s decision by a grand jury not to indict Darren Wilson for fatally shooting unarmed teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Continue reading
Nov 24 Watch St. Louis protesters march ahead of grand jury announcement By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 15 Wal-Mart workers planning protests at thousands of stores on Black Friday By Rialda Zukic A group of Wal-Mart employees seeking higher wages said it is planning protests at 1,600 Wal-Mart stores nationwide on Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year in the U.S. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch Will Burkina Faso inspire more power shifts around Africa? – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching