“The surge of new coronavirus infections is spreading wider and faster across the country, with 29 states reporting notable increases in cases. The head of the CDC also said it’s believed that at least 23 million Americans have been infected, which is 10 times higher than the number of confirmed cases. Amna Nawaz talks to…
“Distance learning proved a difficult experiment for many students, teachers, and parents this year. Its urgent adoption underscored gaps in access and income. Now, school districts are scrambling to figure out how to adjust plans for the fall. We hear from viewers about their own school experiences, and William Brangham talks to Mark Bedell, superintendent…
“Armed members of far-right groups have appeared at numerous protests as President Trump continues to criticize peaceful protesters for their sustained uprising in the streets against anti-Black racism and police violence. The presence of right-wing groups is occurring alongside a much larger pattern of coordinated infiltrations into the military and law enforcement by neo-Nazi organizations,…
“Since the coronavirus pandemic hit, there have been reports of anti-Asian discrimination and racism, including in schools. Now, as schools across the country weigh in on reopening in the fall, parents of Asian-American children fear they may not be a safe place. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Simon Ostrovsky reports.” Find more from PBS NewsHour at…
“Will the horrific death of George Floyd and the global Black Lives Matter protests be a turning-point in the struggle for racial justice? Human rights lawyer Dexter Dias QC (http://twitter.com/DexterDiasQC) believes they can be – but only if we use our power and privilege as citizens to demand change in every one of our spheres…
“The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked President Trump’s attempt to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. RAICES’s Erika Andiola says it was “all because of movement building, because of organizing.” She also recalls that while DACA was created by President Obama in 2012, his administration also deported people in record numbers — and…
I remember sitting next to a police officer at a fundraising dinner years ago and being impacted by the way he talked about Black Lives Matter with so much disdain and disgust. He didn’t know who I was other than a Black woman sitting at the front of the room at a table of VIPs….
“Stacey Abrams was Georgia’s Democratic nominee for governor in 2018. Since her defeat, she founded Fair Fight Action, an organization that works to protect voting rights. Now she is under consideration to be former Vice President Joe Biden’s 2020 running mate. Abrams joins Judy Woodruff to discuss why she sees the current political moment as…
“New footage has surfaced of Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old Black man who was killed by former Atlanta cop Garett Rolfe June 12 outside a Wendy’s, speaking out on his struggles with the criminal justice system. Rolfe was charged Wednesday with felony murder and 10 other counts for killing Brooks. In a February interview with the…
“President Trump said Wednesday he will “not even consider” renaming U.S. Army bases named after Confederate military officers. There are 10 such bases — all of them in Southern states. He tweeted, “These Monumental and very Powerful Bases have become part of a Great American Heritage, and history of Winning, Victory, and Freedom.” Bree Newsome…