World Jan 27 Racial profiling by French police challenged in class action lawsuit Six nongovernmental organizations have opened the first class-action lawsuit against France for alleged systemic discrimination by police carrying out identity checks. By Elaine Ganley, Associated Press
World Jul 06 German government split over police racial profiling study The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance recommended that federal and state police in Germany commission a study of racial profiling in policing. By Associated Press
Politics Apr 17 Senators urge anti-bias police training over mask fears Democratic lawmakers want police departments to be vigilant about any racially biased policing during the coronavirus pandemic, as people in communities of color express fears of being profiled while wearing masks or other face coverings in public. By Aaron Morrison, Associated Press
Episode Nov 18 Watch 25:41 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode November 18, 2017 On this edition for Saturday, Nov. 18, nearly 200 countries, not including the U.S., agree to move forward on climate change. Also, the quest to develop a universal and long-lasting flu vaccine, and a report shows that black residents of… By PBS NewsHour
Nov 18 Watch 3:55 Black pedestrians are disproportionately issued tickets in Jacksonville By PBS NewsHour Getting a pedestrian ticket can damage one's credit or lead to a license suspension. And in Jacksonville, Florida, they are disproportionately issued to black people, according to a joint investigation by the Florida Times-Union and ProPublica. Topher Sanders of ProPublica,… Continue watching
Jun 26 Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio goes on trial for defying court order on immigration enforcement By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio's criminal trial opened Monday over his defiance of the courts in traffic patrols that targeted immigrants, marking the most aggressive effort to hold the former lawman of metro Phoenix accountable for tactics that critics say racially… Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 4:16 Death of Philando Castile, another fatal shooting by police, draws condemnation By PBS NewsHour A police officer shot 32-year-old Philando Castile in his car Wednesday after pulling him over for a broken tail light. The aftermath was filmed and broadcast on Facebook by Castile’s girlfriend, who explained that he had been legally carrying a… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch 10:16 Calling out for help by capturing police shootings on camera By PBS NewsHour Why did a police officer use lethal force against Philando Castile during a routine traffic stop in Minnesota? Hari Sreenivasan talks to Jelani Cobb of The New Yorker, David Klinger of the University of Missouri-St. Louis and Issie Lapowsky of… Continue watching
Nov 30 Poet Franny Choi pictures a world without police By Corinne Segal What world a world without police look like? Poet Franny Choi’s work attempts to answer that question. Continue reading