Tag: reform
George Floyd’s brother testifies on police reform
“Honor George, and make the necessary changes that make law enforcement the solution and not the problem,” Philonise Floyd said before the House Judiciary Committee…
New videos under investigation as demands grow to reform police | WNT
Two men, Javier Ambler in Austin, Texas, and Derrick Scott in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, are heard in their last moments saying “I can’t breathe” in…
Yo Gotti talks about the current moment
Hip-hop artist and activist Yo Gotti talks to Linsey Davis about social justice, prison reform and the use of the term “urban” in categorizing music….
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA): ‘Time to open my ears’ about racial injustice
Sen. Joni Ernst talks to Linsey Davis about the George Floyd protests, police reform and how to work toward unity. source
MLS Commissioner on the league’s return to play
MLS Commissioner Don Garber discusses how the league is approaching its July 8 return with the MLS is Back Tournament and possible changes to U.S….
What does police reform look like?
A closer look at the Minneapolis police reform before George Floyd’s death, and where it’s headed now. ABC News Live Prime, Weekdays at 7EST &…
Not just a Georgia Problem?
ABC Political Director Rick Klein on whether primary election problems foreshadow November chaos. ABC News Live Prime, Weekdays at 7EST & 9EST WATCH the ABC…
Police arrests nationwide reveal racial disparity l ABC News
An ABC News investigation found that black people were arrested at a rate five times more than white people in 2018. READ MORE: https://abcn.ws/2XQrEVp SUBSCRIBE…
By The Numbers: How the economic downturn has impacted communities of color
Black Americans saw impressive job market gains before the pandemic. Those gains have now been wiped out. source
ABC News investigation finds dramatic racial disparities in arrests across US
Black Americans are arrested at five to ten times the rates of whites. source
NY bans chokeholds in series of police reforms
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a tweet called this “a historic moment” for New York. SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Watch More on http://abcnews.go.com/…
Trump signs police reform executive order
The president called for police departments to ban choke holds unless an officer’s life is in danger, but also went on to praise police and…
Republicans address police reform with ‘Justice Act’
Sen. Tim Scott, R-SC., introduced the measure aimed at addressing police reform in the wake of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor’s deaths. source
What police reform could look like as Trump signs executive order | Nightline
President Trump signed an executive order encouraging police departments to adopt stricter standards. Plus, a look at Camden, New Jersey, where the police department was…
Congress tackles police reform
ABC News senior congressional correspondent Mary Bruce on the new GOP bill on police reform, and the Democratic response that it doesn’t go far enough….
‘I do wish Bolton would’ve come into the House and testified,’: Scott | ABC News
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., is interviewed on “This Week,” and discusses former national security adviser John Bolton’s new book and policing reform. #ABCNews #ThisWeek #TimeScott…
Berman could shed light on the pattern of ‘chaos crisis and corruption’: Jeffries | ABC News
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., is interviewed on “This Week” and discusses the firing of the Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman and former national security adviser…
T.I. on pain and activism in Atlanta
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with the rapper on his hometown’s reckoning with police violence amid nationwide protests. ABC News Live Prime, Weekdays at 7EST…
Police reform stalls in the Senate
Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., discusses a majority of Democrats voting down debate on a GOP police reform bill amid nationwide protests calling for change. source
Calls for Hollywood to invest in Black community
Actors Tessa Thompson and Kendrick Sampson asked Hollywood to divest from the police and invest in the Black community. SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Watch…
