Sentences with phrase «police shootings of»

Ferguson and Baltimore had gained widespread attention for the large and violent protests over police shootings of black men.

In this current moment, one that finds the United States in the midst of a racial crisis following numerous police shootings of African - American men and Britain in a state of confusion as to what separating from the European Union (a vote that was arguably fuelled by increasing xenophobia) would mean, this work seems all the more instructive.

The civil rights movement was 50 years ago, though many of those issues are unfortunately still being brought up today, in particular with the recent police shootings of black men.

Perhaps the most forceful directive is when Pendleton has Rainer read aloud a text that collages together descriptions of police shootings of black men by Keeanga - Yahmahtta Taylor, quotes from Black leaders like Malcolm X and Stokely Carmichael, lines from Ron Silliman's poetry, and snippets from a 1969 letter written to Rainer by her friend Barbara Dilley about performing one of her pieces.

Arvie Smith, a 77 - year old artist based in Portland, Ore., talked about his work, recent police shootings of black men, and his own experiences with law enforcement.

His Anxious Man / Anxious Audience series was created as a response to police shootings of unarmed black men, and the troubling rift that's been growing between Americans since the election of Donald Trump.

Horrified by police shootings of blacks in the present, she looked back to Till's death in 1955 and painted him in Open Casket.

ASPCA Position The ASPCA believes that most instances of police shootings of dogs are avoidable.

In the aftermath of the news about the police shootings of young black men, she urged her teachers to discuss law enforcement and racial issues in class.

To see what I mean, just think of the numerous tragedies this year involving police shootings of unarmed African - Americans in places like Ferguson, Cleveland, Staten Island, and South Carolina, as well as the death of Freddy Gray in Baltimore at the hands of police there.

On the above list, «groups» can refer to two groups attempting to deal with a situation, such as perspectives on civil rights issues in the past, voting rights at different points in time, or recent police shootings of African American males.

Marriage equality, refugees seeking safety in Europe, the Confederate flag, police shootings of black and Latino men, the presidential election, Caitlyn Jenner, ISIS, and immigration are just a few of the news stories that inhabited the headlines this year on our phones, laptops, and newspapers.

Seahawks» receiver Doug Baldwin has been protesting police shootings of unarmed - black men like a lot of NFL players but, as he sits down to tell his story to Jon Wertheim, he's also meeting with officials who can help to change the situation.

Many across the nation find themselves this week asking a similar question in the days since two recent police shootings of black men — in Baton Rouge Now, he is living in Savannah, Ga., where he he has been working with the city's Black Lives Matter branch to advocate for social justice issues

Researchers say that this study may point to stereotypes at play in fatal police shootings of Black men and boys, and it seems pretty clear that it does.

On Tuesday's St. Louis on the Air, Saint Louis University professor Keon Gilbert joined host Don Marsh to discuss his research on the police shootings of black men.

For every 10 - point increase in the state racism index, the researchers saw a 24 percent increase in the ratio of police shootings of unarmed victims.

«This suggests that the higher rates of fatal police shootings of unarmed black victims are not merely a result of more interactions between police officers and black suspects,» said co-author Anita Knopov, a pre-doctoral fellow at BUSPH.

An executive order signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo last year requires the state attorney general to investigate in police shootings of unarmed civilians.

MORRIS HEIGHTS — Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday he was left «reeling» after viewing videos of fatal police shootings of two black men in Louisiana and Minnesota.

Whether the issue was bail, grand jury immunity, prosecution of drunken drivers or investigation of police shootings of unarmed civilians, Murray was clueless about the law.

At a news conference this afternoon where he weighed in on the 11 police officers who were shot in Dallas last night — five fatally — during a demonstration against police shootings of black men, Bratton acknowledged that Trump asked if he could participate in today's afternoon roll call, but said the department wants to avoid politics.

Wingo, who has recently been protesting racism in America, including police shootings of African - Americans, by standing and raising his fist during the Pledge of Allegiance at Buffalo Common Council meetings, and not reciting the pledge, said what Bickley is saying is not a political statement, but a statement of hate.

As Black Law Enforcement Professionals, we recognize that questionable police shootings of Black men in Westchester County has been an unacceptable occurrence without any accountability.

This week on the Campbell Conversations host Grant Reeher talks with Syracuse Police Chief Frank Fowler about those issues, as well as the national problem of police shootings of unarmed citizens and other police abuse — and the effect they have on police - community relations.

In recent years, a number of police shootings of African - American citizens has prompted protests and sharpened the political divide.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Senate Democrats have pushed for special prosecutors to look into police shootings of unarmed citizens, but many Republicans oppose the idea because they say it will undermine locals District Attorneys.

Buffalo officials are in no hurry to address the police department's lack of training in tactics that many other cities have deployed in response to police shootings of African Americans in Ferguson and elsewhere.

During the month I was on the road, there were at least two fatal police shootings of black people in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Charlotte, North Carolina and another soon after I left in El Cajon, California.

In August, riots broke out in the city after the fatal police shooting of 23 - year - old Sylville Smith.

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey took part in demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri, live - tweeting updates from the protests of the police shooting of 18 - year - old Michael Brown.

-- «State senators condemn fatal police shooting of Stephon Clark,» by LATimes» Patrick McGreevy: «Lawmakers» tempers flared Monday as the California Senate adjourned in memory of Stephon Clark, an unarmed African American man who was shot to death by Sacramento police officers on March 18.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that Renssealer County District Attorney Joel Abelove, who had been handling the inquiry into a fatal police shooting of an African - American man in Troy, would step aside, clearing the way for the AG's office to investigate the case.

A Georgia lawmaker wants to make changes to the 10 - 33 program, after concerns surfaced about images of camouflaged police officers operating from armored vehicles and facing protesters in the wake of a police shooting of an unarmed teen.

Five people were arrested in New York City last night in connection with protests against the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Mo..

The findings of the investigation by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office of the fatal Troy police shooting of a 37 - year - old black man could undermine jurors» confidence in officers testifying in future cases, defense lawyers said.

The police shooting of Kimani Gray on Sunday, after the 16 - year - old allegedly pointed a loaded gun at officers, has led to three nights of memorial marches and mayhem, with some of the protesters trashing stores and attacking cops in East Flatbush.

Abelove is charged with felony perjury and two misdemeanor counts of official misconduct following a grand jury investigation into the handling of the fatal police shooting of a DWI suspect.

A gunman killed three police officers and wounded three others in Louisiana's capital, Baton Rouge, just days after the police shooting of a black man there sparked nationwide protests, one of which led to the massacre of five Dallas policemen.

Activists are calling for change one year after the fatal police shooting of an emotionally disturbed Bronx woman.

The New York Times has more details about the fatal police shooting of Alex Figueroa in North Fordham Tuesday night.

Joel Abelove, a Republican narrowly elected four years ago, was charged in December with official misconduct and perjury related to his handling of the fatal police shooting of Edson Thevenin, an African - American man who had fled a DWI stop in his vehicle.

TROY — The findings of the investigation by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office of the fatal Troy police shooting of a 37 - year - old black man could undermine jurors» confidence in officers testifying in future cases, defense lawyers said.

As many are focused on the grand jury's decision in the police shooting of an unarmed man in Missouri, New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton tonight shot down «inflammatory rhetoric» in the wake of a police shooting in Brooklyn.

In a statement Friday afternoon, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office appeared to suggest it may consider removing Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel Abelove from office, after the local prosecutor was arraigned earlier in the day on two counts of official misconduct and one count of perjury in connection with his handling of the April 2016 police shooting of Edson Thevenin on the Collar City Bridge.

Franclot Graham said the police shooting of son was similar to the death of Kimani Gray, 16, in Flatbush.

After last year's fatal police shooting of a man in Ferguson, Missouri, and after a man died in an apparent police chokehold in Staten Island, New York, the district attorney in Orange County has announced a protocol for officer - involved deadly - force encounters.

A Connecticut prosecutor says that a fatal police shooting of a suicidal, knife - wielding man was justified and police need better training to handle these situations.

The Oakland - born Coogler has steadily worked his way out from his home base, debuting with 2013's stark «Fruitvale Station,» about the 2009 police shooting of Oscar Grant, then jump - starting the «Rocky» series by telling it from the other side of the ring in «Creed» (2015).

Alex Nieto, the story of a police shooting of an innocent man in San Francisco in 2014 closes the album with a fire that recalls an on - form Neil Young.