Nation Jan 16 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at National Action Network By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
Nation Jan 04 Los Angeles to pay $20 million for land previously seized from Black family in 1912 The land in the city of Manhattan Beach was purchased in 1912 by Willa and Charles Bruce, who built a resort for African Americans. The Bruces suffered racist harassment, and in the 1920s the city took the property through eminent… By Associated Press
Nation Dec 12 Richmond removes final public Confederate statue The city removed its other Confederate monuments amid the racial justice protests that followed the killing of George Floyd in 2020. By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press
Nation Jun 29 1955 warrant in Emmett Till case found, family seeks arrest A team searching a Mississippi courthouse for evidence about the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till has found the unserved warrant charging a white woman in his 1955 kidnapping. And relatives of the victim say they now want the woman… By Jay Reeves, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
Nation May 25 Watch 8:29 George Floyd biography explores the systemic racism that contributed to his death Wednesday marks the second anniversary of George Floyd's murder at the hands of police in Minneapolis. His death touched off protests and a global movement for racial justice. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on a new book, "His Name Is… By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane
May 25 WATCH: Biden signs policing order on the 2nd anniversary of George Floyd’s death By Mike Balsamo, Zeke Miller, Chris Megerian, Associated Press Biden signed an executive order Wednesday to improve accountability in policing — a meaningful but limited action that reflected the challenges in addressing racism, excessive use of force and public safety when Congress is deadlocked on stronger measures. Continue reading
May 19 As national discussion on race continues, within spy agencies a call to diversify By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press The national reckoning over racial inequality sparked by George Floyd's murder two years ago has gone on behind closed doors inside America's intelligence agencies. Continue reading
May 16 Buffalo shooter planned more killings if he escaped, police say By Carolyn Thompson, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Buffalo's police commissioner says the white gunman accused of a racist rampage at a supermarket planned to keep killing people if he had escaped the scene. Continue reading
Apr 14 Released video depicts Michigan police shooting Black man who was laying face down By Anna Liz Nicholas, Ed White, Associated Press Videos show a Michigan police officer struggling with a Black man over a Taser before fatally shooting him in the head while the man was face down on the ground. Continue reading
Apr 13 Michigan police release video of cop shooting Black man in head after struggle for taser By Anna Liz Nicholas, Ed White, Associated Press Video shows a Michigan police officer struggling with a Black man over a Taser before fatally shooting him in the head while the man was face down on the ground. Continue reading