World / Crime & Legal Apr 21, 2021
Jury finds ex-cop Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd
The 12-member jury found Chauvin, 45, guilty of all charges including second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter.
World / Crime & Legal Apr 21, 2021
‘We matter’: A moment of catharsis after the Derek Chauvin verdict
by Shaila Dewan and Julie Bosman
For some Americans who had closely followed the trial, the verdict was surprising — different, they said, from what they had come to expect in cases involving the police.
World / Crime & Legal Apr 21, 2021
Biden calls verdict in George Floyd case a ‘giant step’ toward racial justice
by Josh Wingrove and Justin Sink
Biden, speaking at the White House on Tuesday, said Floyd’s killing had "ripped the blinders off for the whole world to see the systemic racism."
World Apr 14, 2021
After another police shooting, Biden urges calm. Activists want answers.
by Katie Rogers and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
After U.S. President Joe Biden abandoned a campaign promise to establish a police oversight commission during his first 100 days in office, administration officials have provided few details about how far he will go to combat racism in policing. On Tuesday, Biden added little clarity ...
World Apr 13, 2021
Second night of unrest after police shoot dead Black man near Minneapolis
The shooting of Daunte Wright, 20, appeared to result from an officer mistakenly opening fire with her gun instead of a Taser during a traffic stop, the city's police chief said.
World / Crime & Legal Mar 13, 2021
George Floyd's family receives $27 million settlement from Minneapolis over his death
The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of George Floyd over his death in police custody, a case that stirred national protests over racial injustice and police brutality. Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died ...
World / Social Issues Feb 2, 2021
Black and Latino New Yorkers underrepresented in COVID-19 vaccine rollout
by Emma G. Fitzsimmons
Data also showed at least 94,000 people who live outside New York were vaccinated in the city, and that among them racial disparities were even wider.
World | FOCUS Jan 31, 2021
Pandemic spurs quest to enroll more Black Americans in vaccine trials
by Julie Steenhuysen and Nick Brown
The efforts rely on grassroots partners such as churches and health centers, and aim to topple long-standing barriers that keep minorities from participating in trials.
World Jul 15, 2020
Trump offers misleading data on Black people’s risk from police
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday more white people die at the hands of police than Black people, comments likely to further stoke racial tensions amid nationwide protests over racism and police brutality. Asked in a CBS News interview why Black people were still dying ...
World / Social Issues Jun 28, 2020
Princeton dumps U.S. President Woodrow Wilson’s name over ‘racist thinking’
Princeton University is removing Woodrow Wilson’s name from its public policy school and one of its residential colleges after trustees concluded that the 28th U.S. president’s "racist thinking and policies” made him "an inappropriate namesake.” The Ivy League school’s trustees made the decision Friday, ...
Commentary / World Jun 28, 2020
Blacks experience systematic discrimination in the U.S.
by Charles Crabtree
The police are but one part of a much larger system of racism, repression and social control.
Social Issues Jun 26, 2020
Japan Black Lives Matter marches reflect shared sense of justice, U.S. envoy says
by Eric Johnston
"Perhaps some people feel that it’s important to hold the ideal America up in the mirror and hold it to account," says Osaka-Kobe Consul General Karen Kelley.