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House Majority Whip James Clyburn (right) joins fellow Democrats from the House and Senate to propose new legislation to end excessive use of force by police.

Kente Cloth: From Royals To Graduation Ceremonies ... To Congress?

Jun 11, 2020
When a group of Democratic legislators donned kente cloth at the unveiling of legislation aimed at police brutality, critics weighed in. Here's a look at kente cloth — and the controversy.
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Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
Ella Jones, photographed in March of 2015, when she was a candidate for Ferguson's city council, became the Missouri city's first African American and first woman elected mayor of Ferguson.

Mayor-Elect Of Ferguson, Mo., On Where Her City Stands, After Michael Brown

Jun 11, 2020
Ella Jones, who will be the city's first black mayor and the first female mayor, says the city has seen widespread reforms since Brown's killing. But it still needs to "strive toward a better image."
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Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
Protesters march on June 1 in Auckland, New Zealand, in solidarity with demonstrations across the United States following the killing of George Floyd. Aotearoa is the Maori name for New Zealand.

As New Zealand Police Pledge To Stay Unarmed, Maori Activists Credit U.S. Protests

Jun 11, 2020
Even as far away as New Zealand, protesters have taken inspiration from America's movement against police abuse of people of color.
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Code Switch
Demonstrators hold a protest in response to the police killing of George Floyd in Washington, DC.

The Code Switch Guide To Race And Policing

Jun 09, 2020
We've been reporting on race, policing and protest since we first launched in 2013. Here's some of our best coverage from the past seven years.
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
In response to several high-profile deaths of African Americans in recent months, some black people are saying that enough is enough. Clockwise from top left: Michael Martin, Tunisian Burks, Sam Tyler, Alexander Pittman, the Rev. Carol Thomas Cissel, Bra

Being Black In America: 'We Have A Place In This World Too'

Jun 05, 2020
As protests continue around the country in response to several high-profile deaths of African Americans in recent weeks, black people say they are frustrated, fearful and fatigued.
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
Rashad Turner founded the St. Paul chapter of Black Lives Matter in 2015. As a child growing up there, he wanted to help his community by being a police officer.

Rashad Turner Had Wanted To Be A Cop. He Founded A Black Lives Matter Chapter Instead

Jun 05, 2020
The St. Paul, Minn., native trained to be a police officer — because he wanted to help. To him, the cops were the good guys. But what once felt like a calling to wear a badge ended long ago.
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Malaysia Hammond places flowers at a memorial mural for George Floyd in Minneapolis on Sunday. Police brutality has sparked days of civil unrest.

Did George Floyd Die Or Was He Murdered? One Of Many Ethics Questions NPR Must Answer

Jun 04, 2020
When the details of Floyd's death are rendered so opaque as to be meaningless, it incites anger and even rage in listeners and readers.
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Code Switch
Police advance on demonstrators who are protesting the killing of George Floyd on Saturday in Minneapolis.

How Much Do We Need The Police?

Jun 03, 2020
For many Americans, it goes without saying that the police help maintain public safety. But many others — especially black Americans — see the police as more of a threat than a protective force.
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Code Switch
A man kneels as he confronts National Guard members guarding the area in the aftermath of a protest in Minneapolis.

What We're Reading About The Past Week Of Protests

Jun 02, 2020
Here are some of the most illuminating stories that we've read this week about the uprisings across the nation, and what brought the country to this moment.
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National
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, shown here in February, decried the man's death, saying, "All I can come back to is that he should not have died. What we saw was horrible and completely and utterly messed up."

4 Police Officers Fired After A Black Man Dies In Minneapolis Police Custody

May 26, 2020
In a video, the man repeatedly cries out and says, "I cannot breathe," while the officer continues to push down on the man's neck with his knee. The man has been identified as George Floyd.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Police in Chandigarh, India, tweeted a video of officers using a pole with a movable, two-pronged claw for catching a suspect around the waist.

How To Nab Suspects While Social Distancing? Indian Police Try Giant Tongs

Apr 30, 2020
"We call it a 'social distancing clamp' or a 'lockdown-breaker catcher,' " a policeman in Chandigarh, India, tells NPR.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
A screenshot of a video showing tourists caught disobeying lockdown orders in India were made to write the phrase "I did not follow the rules of lockdown. I am very sorry," 500 times.

Indian Police Force Tourists Violating Lockdown To Write 'I Am Very Sorry' 500 Times

Apr 13, 2020
Violating India's strict lockdown can lead to a year in prison. Police in one Indian state instead asked tourists to write, "I did not follow the rules of lockdown. I am very sorry" 500 times.
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National
Emily Ligawiec (right) and Officer Jon Cacela take weekly pottery classes together in Ware, Mass. Rather than arrest Ligawiec last winter when she took heroin and stole her mom's car, he offered her help.

Police Offering Drug Recovery Help: 'We Can't Arrest Our Way Out Of This Problem'

Feb 08, 2020
Police departments are toning down the law enforcement, and offering drug users recovery help instead. But convincing drug users to accept the help is not easy.
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Criminal Justice Collaborative
Nick Selby and NYPD officer Luis Sayan interview a retired New York City teacher who lost more than $300,000 to online scammers posing as Chinese police.

Coaxing Cops To Tackle Cybercrime? There's An App For That

Jan 16, 2020
Local police often don't feel equipped to investigate cybercrime. The NYPD is trying to teach patrol officers to ask the right questions about IP addresses, Bitcoin and phone spoofing.
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National
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner filed what she called an unprecedented federal civil rights lawsuit on Monday, accusing the city, the local police union and others of a coordinated and racist conspiracy aimed at forcing her out of office.

St. Louis Chief Prosecutor Accuses City, Police Union Of Racist Conspiracy In Lawsuit

Jan 14, 2020
Kim Gardner, the city's first black prosecutor, alleges that the city, police union and others are trying to force her out of office and block her reform agenda.
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Asia
Riot police detain a protester on Tuesday near Hong Kong Polytechnic University, where  about 100 anti-government protesters remained holed up.

Hong Kong Standoff At University Grinds On; Protesters Attempt Escape In Sewers

Nov 19, 2019
The numbers of protesters barricaded in has dwindled to about 100, and their food is rapidly depleting after police surrounded the campus on Sunday. Police have arrested about 1,100 in the past day.
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National
At a news conference on Tuesday regarding the death of Atatiana Jefferson, Fort Worth interim Police Chief Ed Kraus apologized to Jefferson's family and said the officer who shot her will be held responsible for his actions.

Fort Worth Interim Police Chief 'Deeply Sorry' For Fatal Shooting

Oct 15, 2019
Atatiana Jefferson, 28, was shot and killed in the confines of her own home by police officer Aaron Dean, who resigned Monday. Dean has been charged with murder.
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National
Bouquets of flowers and stuffed animals are piling up outside the Fort Worth home of 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson who was shot to death early Saturday morning by Ft. Worth Police Officer Aaron Dean.

Former Fort Worth Officer Charged With Murder In Fatal Shooting Of Woman In Her Home

Oct 14, 2019
Aaron Dean fired through the window of Atatiana Jefferson's home and killed her after responding to a call that a neighbor placed about an open front door, authorities say.
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Law
An officer responding to a welfare call early Saturday morning in Fort Worth, Texas, fired once into Atatiana Jefferson's bedroom window and killed her. Police say a weapon was recovered from the room in which she was pronounced dead.

Fort Worth Officer Kills Woman In Her Bedroom In Response To 'Open Structure Call'

Oct 13, 2019
Atatiana Jefferson, 28, was shot early Saturday morning after police in Texas responded to a neighbor's nonemergency call upon seeing her front door open. Community activists are demanding answers.
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Criminal Justice Collaborative
Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger fatally shot an unarmed black neighbor whose apartment she said she entered by mistake, believing it to be her own.

Jury Selection Set To Begin In Case Of Ex-Dallas Cop Who Killed Black Neighbor

Sep 06, 2019
The defense team for the white former Dallas police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black neighbor last September is expected to argue she was defending herself and the killing was a mistake.
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National
In this image made from video provided by Dustin Fawcett, police officers guard a street in Odessa, Texas. A suspect killed and injured multiple people in a mass shooting on Saturday.

At Least 5 Dead, 21 Injured In West Texas Shooting

Aug 31, 2019
In a shooting that began with a traffic stop, Odessa Police said a gunman hijacked a U.S. mail carrier truck and began shooting people at random, killing five and injuring 21. The suspect is dead.
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World
Riot police fire tear gas at protesters in Hong Kong on Aug. 25.

Police Bear Brunt Of Public Anger As Hong Kong Refuses To Accept Protesters' Demands

Aug 30, 2019
One of the main results of the Hong Kong government's strategy has been to put a huge burden on the city's police force, diverting the public's anger at the government onto the constabulary.
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Law
California's new lethal force bill "changes the culture of policing," Assemblywoman Shirley Weber said Monday. She's seen here in April, alongside Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, the bill's co-author.

New California Law Says Police Should Kill Only When 'Necessary'

Aug 19, 2019
The legislation is a response to police killings of unarmed black men such as Stephon Clark. But critics say it doesn't go far enough.
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Law
A screenshot from video recently released by the Colorado Springs Police Department, which captured the moments before De'Von Bailey ran from police and was shot in the back on Aug. 3. He later died from his injuries.

Family Wants Independent Probe In Fatal Police Shooting Of Teen In Colorado

Aug 16, 2019
Colorado Springs police say De'Von Bailey reached for a firearm prior to running from officers. Bailey's family says newly released body camera footage disputes that version of events.
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Law
Formal charges of making a terrorist threat in the first degree are pending against Dmitriy Andreychenko, 20, police say.

Rifle-Carrying Man Arrested After Causing Panic At Walmart In Missouri

Aug 09, 2019
Formal charges of making a terrorist threat in the first degree are pending against a 20-year-old, who police say wanted to cause chaos, as opposed to kill people.

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