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Brooklyn Borough president on Floyd protests

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams marched with anti-police brutality protesters this week, despite his complicated history with policing and racial issues. Adams, who is black, was beaten by police as a young man and later went on to serve as a New York City officer for over two decades. He spoke to Dana Jacobson about the unrest happening in New York and around the country, and what needs to happen in order to enact real change.

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The racial disparities of traffic stops

Data from the 2018 book "Suspect Citizens" shows that African Americans are typically much more likely than white people to be pulled over at traffic stops. In North Carolina, they are stopped twice as often and searched four times more than white people, despite the latter being more likely to be found with contraband items. After the high-profile deaths of Philando Castile, Walter Scott and Sandra Bland, who all died after being pulled over by police, Michelle Miller examines the troubling trend and racism behind policing minor offenses.

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Minneapolis to ban chokeholds by police

After over a week of protests over the death of George Floyd at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer, calls for change were finally heard when city council officials voted to ban the use of neck restraints at a virtual meeting Friday. They are also requiring officers who witness unauthorized use of force to report it from the scene, and intervene verbally and physically. Jamie Yuccas looks at Minneapolis and other cities around the country that are experiencing unrest over police brutality.

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