Dallas man loses eye to "non-lethal" police round at protest, attorneys say
Brandon Saenz was in a crowd protesting police brutality Saturday when he says he became a victim of it.
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Brandon Saenz was in a crowd protesting police brutality Saturday when he says he became a victim of it.
He urged protesters to act as if they have been exposed by telling those that they live with, and getting tested.
As protests continue nationwide following the death of George Floyd, Washington Post Global Opinions Editor Karen Attiah joined CBSN to discuss how Western media might cover the story if it happened in another country.
"As tragic as these past few weeks have been, as difficult, scary and uncertain as they've been, they have also been an incredible opportunity for people to be awakened," the former president said.
Virginia Congressman Don Beyer, a Democrat, said he is working on legislation after photos emerged of unidentified, armed federal law enforcement near the White House.
Complaints of police misconduct in Minneapolis have increased by more than 700% in a decade.
Pelosi questioned the deployment of unidentified federal law enforcement officers in the nation's capital.
Hollywood star says speaking out could negatively impact his career, but "this is very vital. Black lives have always mattered."
Federal officers were spotted in downtown Washington, D.C., during protests this week but did not bear insignia or markings indicating the agency they worked for.
Protests continue around the country as new charges are announced against the former police officers involved in the arrest of George Floyd. Jericka Duncan reports.
Former President Barack Obama urged young Americans on Tuesday to seek reforms following the death of George Floyd and the recent killings of other black Americans. All four living former presidents have now called for reform in the wake of Floyd's death. Ed O'Keefe reports.
Civil rights movements have been met with resistance from conservative white groups dating back to America's Reconstruction era. Now it's playing out across the country in the wake of George Floyd's death. Lawrence Glickman, a history professor at Cornell University, joined CBSN to his latest piece in the Atlantic, entitled "How White Backlash Controls American Progress."
"My dream was taken from me," said one black business owner after looters ransacked her clothing boutique.
"People are feeling exhausted about us talking about racism. Try living it," says U.N. Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka,
How police escalate their response along the "continuum of force."
Congressman John Lewis, a prominent civil rights leader icon, decried Floyd's death at the hands of a white police officer and said the horrific video moved him to tears.
"I made comments that were insensitive and completely missed the mark on the issues we are facing right now as a country," he said.
"I will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America or our country," Brees said.
Former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin is facing a second-degree murder in connection to George Floyd's death.
The county medical examiner and independent forensic pathologists commissioned by Floyd's family both released autopsy reports.
The nurses knelt for eight minutes and 46 seconds – the same amount of time Floyd was pinned down by a police officer
Meghan told graduates at the Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles that she wrestled with what to tell them given the days of protests after Floyd's death.
Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who pressed his knee on George Floyd's neck, will now face an additional charge of second-degree murder.
"There's nothing bad to say about this man," one customer said of David McAtee. "He was a good man."
His primary challenger tells CBS News the comment "captures everything that is wrong with too many in Washington"