The murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers on May 25, 2020, sparked a national conversation about systemic racism and police brutality in the United States. It also brought many changes to American newsrooms and newsrooms across the world and in essence...
“I’m always afraid,” said Manuel Hernandez, a few hours after the shooting at the Brooklyn subway station. “If you ask anyone in New York – we’re always afraid.” Originally from Guatemala, Hernandez has lived and worked as a driver in New York for 24 years. Hernandez...
image: Collin Lloyd/Unsplash On April 4, a white police officer fatally shoots a Black man after a struggle that ensued during a traffic stop in Michigan. Ten days later, the police department released videos of the incident for the sake of transparency. These...
After Kentucky police officers shot and killed Breonna Taylor during a drug investigation in which they forced entry into her apartment under a “no knock warrant,” the United States has been grappling with search policies as part of police reform initiatives. The...
On my recent nearly 8,000-mile journey from India to the Twin Cities, I attempted a casual viewing of the Netflix original “Two Distant Strangers,” by Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe, which won last year’s Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film. The 32 minutes...