Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Congolese immigrant from Michigan, was pulled over for driving a car with licence plates that did not match the vehicle, according to police. However, a white police officer fatally shot a Black man. Lyoya’s family has spoken out for the first time today
VOA talks to people in Portland who have different perspectives on how the protests have impacted their city a year after they became a protest hotspot
Relatives of other suspected police brutality victims in the United States are calling for their trials to be reopened after the conviction in the George Floyd murder case
Friday marked the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, during which American civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Though the crowd for the 2020 march Friday was smaller than expected, thousands came to protest police killings of Black Americans, which they say are a legacy of slavery and racism that the country is still trying to overcome
The vast majority of American police departments do not require that officers have a college degree. But the recent deaths of Black men and women while in police custody have refocused attention on police training and education
Recent protests on the streets of Portland, Oregon featured confrontations between demonstrators and federal agents deployed to the city by the Trump administration. Deborah Bloom reports, the departure of federal forces has de-escalated tensions and allowed protesters to refocus their message on demanding racial justice in America.
The death of African American George Floyd in May while in the custody of Minneapolis police has renewed conversations about whether having more women in law enforcement may lower the use of excessive force. “Women in Blue,” a recent documentary by Deidre Fishel showcases de- escalation skills by female police officers at the Minneapolis police department. It also presents challenges for women in a male dominated field
A large mural dedicated to the Black Lives Matter movement is being completed in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood. The mural will become part of the famous 125th Street in the heart of the historically Africa-American district. There are plans for similar works of art celebrating racial justice to appear in each of NYC’s five boroughs
Hundreds of protesters continue to camp out at New York’s City Hall demanding massive budget cuts to the police department. The movement to “defund the police” was ignited by the death of George Floyd in police custody. Floyd‘s death has become a flash point in a larger debate about policing and race
The death of George Floyd while in police custody has sparked protests across the country and abroad about police brutality against African Americans. Acclaimed films have shone a light on racial injustice against African Americans since the 1960s