Jul 15 Watch 4:34 What is it like to be a black police officer in America? By PBS News Hour NewsHour's Hari Sreenivasan sits down with the President of the Black Police Association of Greater Dallas for a deeper look at police misconduct, the code of silence, and what it is like to be both a police officer and an… Continue watching
Jul 15 Impact of Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling could reach K-12, higher ed By Mark Walsh, Education Week The controversial ruling on race-based admissions could have lasting and immediate effects everywhere, from the most selective colleges to neighborhood K-12 schools. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 2:25 U.S. Sen. Tim Scott on racism and the Capitol police By PBS News Hour 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 14 Why aren't more people talking about Latinos killed by police? By Kenya Downs As protests draw attention to killings of African-Americans, advocates are demanding more coverage of violent policing in Latino communities. Continue reading
Jul 13 Column: Are police shootings racially biased? By Denise Cummins Two decades of scientific investigations suggest a nuanced answer. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 5:23 'The shock of this evil has still not faded': Dallas mourns attack on police By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch 11:05 Is Dallas a turning point in the race and policing debate? By PBS News Hour If any good is to come out of the tragedy in Dallas, it is the expanded national conversation on the need for police reforms. There signs of some progress, but all sides agree much more must be done. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Jul 11 Of black shootings by police, poet asks: When will it stop? By Mary Jo Brooks Poet Ed Pavlic has written numerous poems and essays about the complicated relationship between black men and the police. Much of it comes from personal experience. Continue reading
Jul 10 'Hate does not exist in a vacuum' -- writings on race, policing in the U.S. By PBS News Hour Personal stories, analyses and other commentary from this week following multiple killings. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 5:13 Dallas pastor says nation is 'all but' post-racial By PBS News Hour Continue watching