Jun 03 WATCH: 'Race Matters: America in Crisis,' a PBS NewsHour Special By News Desk Across the United States, frustration and outrage are pouring out onto the streets. On Friday, June 5, the PBS NewsHour will focus on these issues in a special airing at 9 p.m. ET. Continue reading
Jun 02 WATCH: NYC Mayor de Blasio says 8 p.m. curfew will extend through June 7 By Associated Press New York's mayor extended an 8 p.m. curfew all week in hopes of stopping destruction that continued overnight from protests following the death of George Floyd in police custody. Continue reading
Jun 02 Death toll grows in national protests By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press Amid protests seeking justice for a black man killed after a white police officer pressed his knee into his neck, several people have lost their lives. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 8:21 A sheriff and a former mayor on hearing protesters while maintaining peace Peaceful protests around the U.S. continue Monday night, but there will likely also be charged confrontations and more looting and destruction. How can law enforcement defuse these fraught situations and minimize violence while acknowledging protesters’ voices? Judy Woodruff talks to… Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch 7:32 Minneapolis' long history of policing black and white communities differently By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane, Mike Fritz The problems with criminal justice in Minnesota’s Twin Cities extend beyond the George Floyd case. Of the 100 largest metro areas in the country, Minneapolis’ income gap between black and white families is the second largest, at nearly $50,000, and… Continue watching
May 29 Watch 10:31 As Minneapolis reels, protests over Floyd's death spread nationwide Minneapolis is bracing for a possible fourth consecutive night of violent protest. Outrage has gripped the city -- and the country -- since the Monday death of George Floyd at the hands of city police. On Friday, the white police… Continue watching
May 29 Watch 8:43 How response to George Floyd's death reflects 'accumulated grievance' of Black America In the days since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, there have been peaceful protests, violent clashes and persistent calls for justice. But there is a long history behind this particular shocking event. Professor Eddie S. Glaude… Continue watching
May 29 'Somebody shot my girlfriend': 911 call from police shooting of Breonna Taylor released By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press Attention on Taylor’s death has intensified after her family sued the Louisville Metro Police Department earlier this month. Continue reading
May 29 Protesters set fire to Minneapolis police precinct as Trump attacks uprising on Twitter By Tim Sullivan, Amy Forliti, Associated Press Late Thursday, President Donald Trump tweeted “Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts,” he… Continue reading
May 29 Police nationwide condemn custody death of George Floyd By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Murder. Brutality. Reprehensible. Indefensible. Police nationwide, in unequivocal and unprecedented language, have condemned the actions of Minneapolis police in the custody death of a handcuffed black man who cried for help as an officer knelt on his neck, pinning him… Continue reading