May 28 1 killed during protests following man’s death in Minneapolis police custody By Doug Glass, Associated Press A man was shot to death as violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody rocked Minneapolis for a second straight night. Continue reading
May 27 Watch 9:31 Why George Floyd’s death feels like ‘a knee on the neck of black America’ It has been a painful two days in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd in police custody. The incident, captured on video, raises questions about the conduct of the specific police officers involved, as well as the department’s broader… Continue watching
May 26 What we know about George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody By Yamiche Alcindor, Amna Nawaz Bystander video captured a white police officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck for several minutes, despite the man’s pleas that he could not breathe. Continue reading
May 26 4 Minneapolis officers fired after death of black man who pleaded ‘I can’t breathe’ By Amy Forliti, Jeff Baenen, Associated Press Minneapolis officers involved in the arrest of a black man who died in police custody were fired Tuesday, hours after a bystander's video provoked widespread outrage. Continue reading
May 26 FBI investigating black man’s death after video shows Minneapolis officer kneeling on neck By Amy Forliti, Associated Press The FBI and Minnesota agents are investigating the death of a black man in Minneapolis police custody after video from a bystander showed a white officer kneeling on his neck. Continue reading
May 12 Watch 6:45 ‘We’re angry and we’re hurting.’ Why communities of color suffer more from COVID-19 By Yamiche Alcindor, Jaywon Choe In U.S. cases of COVID-19 where race was identified, nearly 30 percent of patients were black -- even though African Americans make up only about 13 percent of the general population. The share of cases among Latinos is also disproportionately… Continue watching
May 08 WATCH: Georgia promises thorough probe in killing of Ahmaud Arbery By Russ Bynum, Ben Nadler, Associated Press Georgia authorities addressed the arrests in the Arbery case. Watch their remarks here. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 7:37 Attorney for Ahmaud Arbery’s family: ‘Why do we have 2 justice systems in America?’ Public outcry is mounting over the killing of an unarmed African American man in Georgia over two months ago. Recently released video shows 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery jogging in late February when he was shot to death by two white men,… Continue watching
May 06 Watch 2:24 Video appearing to show killing of black jogger Ahmaud Arbery sparks outrage By Yamiche Alcindor, Jaywon Choe A black family in Georgia is pressing authorities to act after the shooting death of their son. In late February, Ahmaud Arbery was killed after two white men chased him, but no charges have been filed. Now, shocking video apparently… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch 7:11 Patients dying of COVID-19 are disproportionately black. Chicago’s mayor isn’t surprised According to early data about the scope of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., COVID-19 is hitting Americans of color especially hard. The CDC has not published racial breakdowns of deaths, but some states are -- and they show that… Continue watching