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Thursday, May 25, marks three years since George Floyd was killed. His death beneath the knee of now-convicted officer Derek Chauvin ignited a worldwide social justice movement. Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, joins CBS News to discuss what's changed since 2020.
On May 25, 2020, Minneapolis police stopped George Floyd and then-officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for more than 9 minutes, killing him. The incident, which was captured on cellphone video, sparked outrage and months of protests across the country and around the world. Floyd's uncle, Selwyn Jones, joined CBS News to talk about his nephew, three years after his death.
The death of a man reportedly put in a chokehold by another passenger on a New York City subway has been deemed a homicide. Police spoke with the 24-year-old Marine veteran witnesses say initiated the choke but he was not arrested. CBS News anchors Lana Zak and Errol Barnett spoke with Greg Donaldson, an associate professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, about why the man was let go.
Critics said the board bowed to political pressure in removing several topics from the course's framework, including Black Lives Matter, slavery reparations and queer life.
Daniel Perry was just convicted in the death of Garrett Foster, who was among those demonstrating in Austin during the Black Lives Matter protests.
Sportswear company previously claimed that BLM's three-stripe design too closely resembled its own iconic logo.
The death of Keenan Anderson has sparked renewed calls for better policing and justice across the country. His encounter with police was captured on body camera footage that some may find disturbing. The video shows Los Angeles police officers arresting and then using a Taser on Anderson, who later died in a hospital after suffering cardiac arrest. His cousin Patrisse Cullors, who co-founded Black Lives Matter, joined CBS News to discuss the incident and similar ones.
The release of dramatic body-camera footage of the incident has sparked angry demands for greater accountability.
A viral video captured a racist attack at the University of Kentucky last month, where a white student is seen appearing to assault a black student and repeatedly saying racial slurs. Only on "CBS Mornings," the victim, first-year student Kylah Spring, and her mom discuss the attack.
Christian Cooper was birdwatching in New York's Central Park when he encountered a woman whose dog was loose. He says he politely asked her to leash the animal, but she became agitated. As he filmed her reaction, the woman called police and told them: "There is an African American man. I am in Central Park. He is recording me and threatening me and my dog." Cooper and his sister believe the woman was using Christian's race to get the police to respond.
Dan and Angella Henry describe how George Floyd's tragic death on the street in handcuffs brings back the horrible memory of how their son DJ died 10 years ago. The Henrys share that even though it seems that nothing has changed, the Floyd killing may be a different moment and inflection point in American race relations.
President Trump was able to marshal support from both political parties to pass criminal justice reform in 2018, but he also unwound policies former President Obama put in place to monitor police departments accused of using excessive force or violating civil rights. In the wake of George Floyd's death, congressional Democrats have proposed ambitious new plans for police reform, but Republicans may be looking for different changes.
Genesis Hart has been marching through the streets of New York City nearly every day since George Floyd’s death. The 24-year-old has suffered a minor head injury and also risked arrest to protest police brutality, and keep the movement alive.
Can you train bias out of our police departments? Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Terence Monahan, Chief of Department of the NYPD, discuss how to stop police brutality against black people. Social Psychologist Phillip Atiba Goff, who conducted anti-bias training programs for the Minneapolis Police Department, talks about the need to eradicate the culture of violence that he says is poisoning the nation’s police departments.
The events in Minneapolis and the protests that followed have sparked some very difficult conversations about race. We turned to two leading scholars and best-selling authors who have written extensively about race in America: Ibram X. Kendi, of Boston University, and Robin DiAngelo, from the University of Washington in Seattle.
Former Vice President Joe Biden says there is "absolutely" systemic racism in law enforcement, but noted the problem is much broader than just law enforcement. Biden made the comments in an interview with "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell in CBS News' primetime special "Justice for All."
Twenty-one years ago, Kadiatou Diallo's son, Amadou Diallo, was killed by New York City police officers. Thinking he was reaching for a gun, they fired 41 shots at Amadou. Now, Kadiatou reflects on who her son was, his dreams of America, and what progress can be made in how police see black men after George Floyd's death.
Grammy-nominated recording artist Fat Joe remembers how the death of Trayvon Martin galvanized the Black Lives Matter movement and motivated him to be more active and speak out on social justice — both locally and nationally.
Grammy-nominated recording artist Fat Joe reflects on Trayvon Martin’s death and how it's continuing to inspire a fight for justice a decade later in the CBS Reports special “Trayvon Martin: 10 Years Later,” airing on Saturday, February 26 at 8 p.m. ET on the CBS News app.
Man who shot Ahmaud Arbery testifies he acted in self-defense; Steve Bannon enters not guilty plea.
House votes to hold Steve Bannon in contempt; Portland Police Department blames police reform for damage.
This week on "Face the Nation," a disturbing 4th of July weekend as the coronavirus wildfire continues to spread and the president's fiery rhetoric divided, rather than united, America.
This week on "Face the Nation", disturbing new trends with the spread of the coronavirus as America struggles to dismantle systemic racism — and curb police brutality.
This week on "Face the Nation", a record number of new coronavirus cases explodes in the U.S., while governors in multiple states hit pause on reopening and the White House downplays the dangerous spread.
More than 13,000 people have signed an online petition opposing the Kettle Moraine policy.
