“Residents of Atlanta, and thousands of others around the country and the world, are taking part in daily demonstrations to push for police reforms since the death of George Floyd nearly three weeks ago. But what should that mean and how can it be initiated? Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League,…
“On Thursday, disturbing new details were revealed in the case of Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old Black man who was chased, ambushed and shot dead by a group of white men in Georgia in what many have called a modern-day lynching. In a nearly seven-hour hearing, a state judge concluded all three men — Travis McMichael,…
“Widespread protests over George Floyd’s death and the treatment of black Americans by police more broadly have dominated the U.S. in recent days. For analysis of the issues at the heart of the unrest, Amna Nawaz talks to Art Acevedo, Houston’s chief of police, Tracey Meares, professor and founder of the Justice Collaboratory at Yale…
“Thousands took to the streets of Minneapolis Thursday as protests against the police killing of George Floyd rocked the city for the third night in a row. Kandace Montgomery, who participated in some of the protests, is executive director of Black Visions Collective, a Black-led, queer- and trans-centering community organization based in the Twin Cities…
“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 relationship with citizens of color. Yamiche Alcindor reports, and Amna Nawaz talks to Andrea Jenkins,…
“As Michael Bloomberg gains prominence in the Democratic presidential race, critics say the billionaire is obscuring his checkered record as New York mayor. Under Bloomberg’s watch, the NYPD harassed millions of innocent people under the “stop and frisk” policy, whereby police could stop, question and frisk people who were not suspected of any wrongdoing. This…
“Prosecutors have filed federal hate crime charges against a man accused of stabbing five Jewish worshipers during a Hanukkah gathering at a rabbi’s home in Monsey, New York, on Saturday evening. Officials say they discovered anti-Semitic writing, references to Hitler and swastikas in the journal of the suspect. The attack follows other acts of anti-Semitic…
“Aaron Dean, the Fort Worth officer who fatally shot 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson in her home this weekend was jailed on a murder charge yesterday. His bail was set at $200,000. He was released on bond Monday night. “ Watch #RolandMartinUnfiltered https://youtu.be/AbhxYsW3Kk4
“It’s been five years since Eric Garner, an African-American father of six, was killed when a white New York City police officer wrestled him to the ground and applied a fatal chokehold, while Garner, who was unarmed, said “I can’t breathe” 11 times. On Tuesday, federal prosecutors announced they will not bring civil rights charges…
“An African-American family is suing the city of Phoenix, Arizona after police held them at gunpoint because their 4-year-old daughter had allegedly taken a doll from a Family Dollar store. In a video that has since gone viral, officers point guns and yell at the family, and one officer even threatens to shoot the 4-year-old…