Protests Against Police BrutalityWBUR's coverage of the anti-police brutality protests in America in the wake of the killing of George Floyd.Local leaders promised change after George Floyd's death. 2 years later, the work is unfinishedAfter George Floyd was killed by a police officer two years, advocates called for change at police departments across the country, including in Massachusetts. But today, those efforts remain a...ResumeLocal Coverage05:25May 25, 2022Man sentenced to 5 years in prison after shooting gun during Boston protestA Boston man who repeatedly fired a gun in the direction of officers during a protest against police brutality last summer was sentenced to five years in prison, prosecutors said...Local CoverageOct 27, 2021On Anniversary Of George Floyd's Death, Demonstrators Gather In Franklin ParkThose gathered at Franklin Park Tuesday at an event organized by Mass. Action Against Police Brutality said the names of those killed by police locally: Terrence Coleman, Burrell Ramsey-White, Juston...Local CoverageMay 25, 2021What's Changed? 'Not Enough': Local Protesters Reflect On The Year Since George Floyd’s KillingTo mark the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of police, WBUR asked some folks who protested in Boston last summer to reflect back on that time —...ResumeLocal Coverage08:22May 25, 2021'Until We Win': Boston Protesters Seek Bigger Changes To PolicingPolice reform activists have had some recent wins, including the guilty verdicts against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. But they say much more is needed.ResumeLocal Coverage04:28May 4, 2021AdvertisementActivists Gather In Boston, Demand Further Police Accountability After Chauvin VerdictThe event, hosted by the prominent local activist group, Mass Action Against Police Brutality, drew a small crowd of dozens of protesters, including the family members of several people who...Local CoverageApr 24, 2021PHOTOS: After Chauvin Verdict, Demonstrators Gather In Boston To Demand AccountabilityThere were multiple demonstrations pushing for racial justice across Boston Wednesday evening, a day after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd.ResumeLocal Coverage01:59Apr 21, 2021PHOTOS: Rejoicing, Reactions In Minneapolis, Other Cities After Ex-Officer Chauvin Is Found GuiltyDemonstrators and activists against police brutality took to the streets in Minneapolis and in other U.S. cities to express relief, exaltation and continued calls for justice following the verdict in...Local CoverageApr 20, 2021WATCH LIVE: Boston Acting Mayor Janey Delivers Remarks On Chauvin Guilty VerdictAt 6 p.m. Tuesday, Boston Acting Mayor Kim Janey is expected to speak at City Hall about the trial verdict for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. He was found...Local CoverageApr 20, 2021Protesters Gather On Beacon Hill, Demand Prosecution Of Police Officers Who Kill PeopleThe group gathered in Boston has also long pushed for further investigations and prosecutions in local cases of police violence.Local CoverageApr 15, 2021Judge Dismisses Bulk Of Discrimination Lawsuit Led By Cambridge Whole Foods EmployeesThe law "does not protect one’s right to associate with a given social cause, even a race-related one, in the workplace," wrote the deciding judge in an opinion released Friday.Local CoverageFeb 8, 2021Wisconsin Prosecutors Seek Rittenhouse Arrest, Higher BondKyle Rittenhouse failed to inform the court of his change of address within 48 hours of moving, Kenosha County prosecutors alleged in a motion filed with Judge Bruce Schroeder. The...Local CoverageFeb 3, 2021After A Year Of Calls For Changes To Policing, A Reform Bill Awaits Baker's SignatureAfter a year convulsed by Black Lives Matter protests and calls for heightened police accountability, a major police reform bill sits on Gov. Charlie Baker's desk. He is expected to...ResumeLocal Coverage06:59Dec 28, 2020Black Leaders In Massachusetts Call On State Legislature To Pass Police Reform BillThe Massachusetts House and Senate have approved separate versions of the bill, but have yet to hammer out a final compromise.Local CoverageSep 27, 2020WATCH LIVE: Breonna Taylor's Family Gives Statement After Officers Not Charged For Her DeathThe family of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman who was killed by police in a botched no-knock raid of her home, will speak from Louisville at 10:30 a.m.Local CoverageSep 25, 2020Gov. Baker Activates National Guard After Day Of Nationwide Protests Over Breonna Taylor VerdictThe governor's order comes a day after police officers involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, a Black Kentucky woman who was killed by Louisville police in her own...Local CoverageSep 24, 2020Boston Protesters Express Rage And Exhaustion Over Lack Of Charges In Breonna Taylor's Death"I'm sick and tired of what's going on in the country," said one protester at a rally in Boston just hours after the announcement.Local CoverageSep 24, 2020A Pro-Cop Rally In Arlington Is Met With Black Lives Matter SupportersA group of about 100 people, made up of mostly older white men, stood in front of Arlington's town hall Thursday holding black-and-white American flags with a blue line. Across...Local CoverageSep 11, 2020Seeking Racial Justice, A 2-Day 'Scholar Strike' Disrupts Mass. UniversitiesThe so-called "Scholar Strike," it looked more like a display of commitment to racial justice than an adversarial labor action. But participants said they hope the two-day disruption will change...ResumeLocal Coverage03:47Sep 10, 2020Boston Police Task Force Calls For A New Oversight Office — With Subpoena PowerThe Boston Police Reform Task Force is recommending the city create an independent office with broad investigatory and subpoena powers that could review and resolve civilian complaints and assess Boston...Local CoverageSep 10, 2020Next Page
Local leaders promised change after George Floyd's death. 2 years later, the work is unfinishedAfter George Floyd was killed by a police officer two years, advocates called for change at police departments across the country, including in Massachusetts. But today, those efforts remain a...ResumeLocal Coverage05:25May 25, 2022
Man sentenced to 5 years in prison after shooting gun during Boston protestA Boston man who repeatedly fired a gun in the direction of officers during a protest against police brutality last summer was sentenced to five years in prison, prosecutors said...Local CoverageOct 27, 2021
On Anniversary Of George Floyd's Death, Demonstrators Gather In Franklin ParkThose gathered at Franklin Park Tuesday at an event organized by Mass. Action Against Police Brutality said the names of those killed by police locally: Terrence Coleman, Burrell Ramsey-White, Juston...Local CoverageMay 25, 2021
What's Changed? 'Not Enough': Local Protesters Reflect On The Year Since George Floyd’s KillingTo mark the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of police, WBUR asked some folks who protested in Boston last summer to reflect back on that time —...ResumeLocal Coverage08:22May 25, 2021
'Until We Win': Boston Protesters Seek Bigger Changes To PolicingPolice reform activists have had some recent wins, including the guilty verdicts against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. But they say much more is needed.ResumeLocal Coverage04:28May 4, 2021
Activists Gather In Boston, Demand Further Police Accountability After Chauvin VerdictThe event, hosted by the prominent local activist group, Mass Action Against Police Brutality, drew a small crowd of dozens of protesters, including the family members of several people who...Local CoverageApr 24, 2021
PHOTOS: After Chauvin Verdict, Demonstrators Gather In Boston To Demand AccountabilityThere were multiple demonstrations pushing for racial justice across Boston Wednesday evening, a day after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd.ResumeLocal Coverage01:59Apr 21, 2021
PHOTOS: Rejoicing, Reactions In Minneapolis, Other Cities After Ex-Officer Chauvin Is Found GuiltyDemonstrators and activists against police brutality took to the streets in Minneapolis and in other U.S. cities to express relief, exaltation and continued calls for justice following the verdict in...Local CoverageApr 20, 2021
WATCH LIVE: Boston Acting Mayor Janey Delivers Remarks On Chauvin Guilty VerdictAt 6 p.m. Tuesday, Boston Acting Mayor Kim Janey is expected to speak at City Hall about the trial verdict for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. He was found...Local CoverageApr 20, 2021
Protesters Gather On Beacon Hill, Demand Prosecution Of Police Officers Who Kill PeopleThe group gathered in Boston has also long pushed for further investigations and prosecutions in local cases of police violence.Local CoverageApr 15, 2021
Judge Dismisses Bulk Of Discrimination Lawsuit Led By Cambridge Whole Foods EmployeesThe law "does not protect one’s right to associate with a given social cause, even a race-related one, in the workplace," wrote the deciding judge in an opinion released Friday.Local CoverageFeb 8, 2021
Wisconsin Prosecutors Seek Rittenhouse Arrest, Higher BondKyle Rittenhouse failed to inform the court of his change of address within 48 hours of moving, Kenosha County prosecutors alleged in a motion filed with Judge Bruce Schroeder. The...Local CoverageFeb 3, 2021
After A Year Of Calls For Changes To Policing, A Reform Bill Awaits Baker's SignatureAfter a year convulsed by Black Lives Matter protests and calls for heightened police accountability, a major police reform bill sits on Gov. Charlie Baker's desk. He is expected to...ResumeLocal Coverage06:59Dec 28, 2020
Black Leaders In Massachusetts Call On State Legislature To Pass Police Reform BillThe Massachusetts House and Senate have approved separate versions of the bill, but have yet to hammer out a final compromise.Local CoverageSep 27, 2020
WATCH LIVE: Breonna Taylor's Family Gives Statement After Officers Not Charged For Her DeathThe family of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman who was killed by police in a botched no-knock raid of her home, will speak from Louisville at 10:30 a.m.Local CoverageSep 25, 2020
Gov. Baker Activates National Guard After Day Of Nationwide Protests Over Breonna Taylor VerdictThe governor's order comes a day after police officers involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, a Black Kentucky woman who was killed by Louisville police in her own...Local CoverageSep 24, 2020
Boston Protesters Express Rage And Exhaustion Over Lack Of Charges In Breonna Taylor's Death"I'm sick and tired of what's going on in the country," said one protester at a rally in Boston just hours after the announcement.Local CoverageSep 24, 2020
A Pro-Cop Rally In Arlington Is Met With Black Lives Matter SupportersA group of about 100 people, made up of mostly older white men, stood in front of Arlington's town hall Thursday holding black-and-white American flags with a blue line. Across...Local CoverageSep 11, 2020
Seeking Racial Justice, A 2-Day 'Scholar Strike' Disrupts Mass. UniversitiesThe so-called "Scholar Strike," it looked more like a display of commitment to racial justice than an adversarial labor action. But participants said they hope the two-day disruption will change...ResumeLocal Coverage03:47Sep 10, 2020
Boston Police Task Force Calls For A New Oversight Office — With Subpoena PowerThe Boston Police Reform Task Force is recommending the city create an independent office with broad investigatory and subpoena powers that could review and resolve civilian complaints and assess Boston...Local CoverageSep 10, 2020