More Americans say police violence is a serious problem in wake of protests
About half of American adults now say police violence against the public is a ‘very’ or ‘extremely’ serious problem.
By Associated Press - June 20, 2020About half of American adults now say police violence against the public is a ‘very’ or ‘extremely’ serious problem.
By Associated Press - June 20, 2020One expert called the executive order, which does little to overhaul policing, ‘a Band-Aid for a bullet wound.’
By Associated Press - June 17, 2020Trump signed an executive order on policing that critics say does little to solve the problem of systemic racism.
By Emily Singer - June 16, 2020Black activists are remaining cautious as the movement goes mainstream.
By Associated Press - June 14, 2020The Justice in Policing Act would limit police protections and ban choke holds, among other sweeping changes.
By Associated Press - June 13, 2020Officers have been accused of lobbing homophobic slurs and sexually harassing LGBTQ people.
By Casey Quinlan - June 11, 2020White Republican lawmakers said mentioning that Floyd was killed by a white police officer was ‘racist.’
By Emily Singer - June 11, 2020Trump also tweeted an attack on a protester hospitalized after he was assaulted by police.
By Josh Israel - June 09, 2020Trump is promoting a conspiracy theory about a 75-year-old American man who lay bleeding in the street after police pushed him to the ground.
By Emily Singer - June 09, 2020Trump had said he went to the bunker during protests ‘much more for an inspection.’
By Emily Singer - June 09, 2020Des Moines police entered the Blazing Saddle last week after staff members provided first aid to injured protesters.
By Casey Quinlan - June 08, 2020Democrats’ plan would limit legal protections for police, create a national database of excessive-force incidents, and ban police chokeholds, among other changes.
By Associated Press - June 08, 2020Since 2016, groups representing police nationwide have contributed $1.3 million directly to candidates for governor and attorney general.
By Associated Press - June 07, 2020‘We have a responsibility to address systemic inequities as well as listen and support the brown and black community,’ Indianapolis Pride event organizers said.
By Casey Quinlan - June 05, 2020Images of police brutalizing demonstrators continue to surface as Americans take to the streets to protest racism and police violence.
By Emily Singer - June 05, 2020The effort is spearheaded by the Congressional Black Caucus.
By Associated Press - June 04, 2020Demonstrators mourned Tony McDade’s death as well as other transgender people of color who have been killed this year.
By Casey Quinlan - June 02, 2020Federal police attacked a group of protesters outside the White House Monday night to make way for Trump to hold a photo op at a nearby church.
By Emily Singer - June 02, 2020