Citing a public health order, U.S. border officials carried out 899 expulsions of unaccompanied migrant children in March and April alone. Source
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Amadou Diallo’s mother, Kadiatou, on his dreams of America and her hope for change
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. Source
Profile of a protester: Genesis Hart
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. Source
Biden says there’s “absolutely” systemic racism in law enforcement and beyond
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden sat down with “CBS Evening News” anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell for CBS News’ primetime special “Justice for All.” Source
21 years after her son’s death, Amadou Diallo’s mom hopes for change
“As the mother of Amadou Diallo, having to suffer my loss on February 4, 1999, my wound was open again,” Kadiatou Diallo told “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King. Source
Can you train bias out of police departments?
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. Source
Biden wins Georgia and West Virginia primaries
CBS News estimates Biden has 2,106 delegates as of Tuesday night. Source
Ibram X. Kendi, Robin DiAngelo discuss race in America
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 Washington University in Seattle. Source
CBS Evening News, June 9 , 2020
Emotional funeral pays tribute to life of George Floyd; How black police officers are caught between two worlds Source
Christian Cooper speaks out after viral encounter with dog walker
“She basically … pulled the pin on the race grenade and tried to lob it at me,” he said. Source