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, 2021Reflecting On George Floyd Square, One Year LaterA year since the murder of George Floyd. A year of protests and people demanding change. But was it enough? We look at the intersection where Floyd was killed —...ResumeOn Point47:32May 25, 2021AdvertisementA History Of Black Rebellion In AmericaViolent protests over racism in the 1960s had a ubiquitous label: riot. Historian Elizabeth Hinton prefers another word: rebellion. We hear the untold history one year after George Floyd's murder.ResumeOn Point47:14May 24, 2021Journalism Professor: Stop Showing Violent Police VideosProfessor Allissa Richardson argues for a moratorium on the public airing of videos showing the deaths of Black people at the hands of police.ResumeHere & Now10:50May 6, 2021How Reforming Qualified Immunity Could Transform Policing In AmericaFor more than half a century, so-called qualified immunity has shielded police officers from lawsuits. Now, Congress and some state houses are considering changing that.ResumeOn Point47:12May 5, 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, 2021Activists 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, 2021I'm Not Celebrating The Chauvin VerdictI fear that congratulatory celebration may lead to complacency -- a complacency that does not fully acknowledge that there have been and will be many George Floyds, writes Lee Pelton.CognoscentiApr 22, 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, 2021Professor Imani Perry Looks At Police Violence Through Lens Of HistoryThe professor of African American Studies at Princeton brings a historical perspective to today's police violence against Black Americans.ResumeHere & Now09:42Apr 14, 2021Police Killings Decreased In Cities That Saw Black Lives Matter Protests, Study FindsThere's up to a 20% difference between cities that saw Black Lives Matter protests from 2014 to 2019 to those that didn't, the study finds.ResumeHere & Now04:13Mar 12, 2021George Floyd Murder Trial Begins: What's Changed Since Floyd's Death?Jury selection begins Monday in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who is accused of kneeling on the neck of George Floyd during a police...ResumeHere & Now05:18Mar 8, 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. 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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
Reflecting On George Floyd Square, One Year LaterA year since the murder of George Floyd. A year of protests and people demanding change. But was it enough? We look at the intersection where Floyd was killed —...ResumeOn Point47:32May 25, 2021
A History Of Black Rebellion In AmericaViolent protests over racism in the 1960s had a ubiquitous label: riot. Historian Elizabeth Hinton prefers another word: rebellion. We hear the untold history one year after George Floyd's murder.ResumeOn Point47:14May 24, 2021
Journalism Professor: Stop Showing Violent Police VideosProfessor Allissa Richardson argues for a moratorium on the public airing of videos showing the deaths of Black people at the hands of police.ResumeHere & Now10:50May 6, 2021
How Reforming Qualified Immunity Could Transform Policing In AmericaFor more than half a century, so-called qualified immunity has shielded police officers from lawsuits. Now, Congress and some state houses are considering changing that.ResumeOn Point47:12May 5, 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
I'm Not Celebrating The Chauvin VerdictI fear that congratulatory celebration may lead to complacency -- a complacency that does not fully acknowledge that there have been and will be many George Floyds, writes Lee Pelton.CognoscentiApr 22, 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
Professor Imani Perry Looks At Police Violence Through Lens Of HistoryThe professor of African American Studies at Princeton brings a historical perspective to today's police violence against Black Americans.ResumeHere & Now09:42Apr 14, 2021
Police Killings Decreased In Cities That Saw Black Lives Matter Protests, Study FindsThere's up to a 20% difference between cities that saw Black Lives Matter protests from 2014 to 2019 to those that didn't, the study finds.ResumeHere & Now04:13Mar 12, 2021
George Floyd Murder Trial Begins: What's Changed Since Floyd's Death?Jury selection begins Monday in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who is accused of kneeling on the neck of George Floyd during a police...ResumeHere & Now05:18Mar 8, 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