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Examples Of Reimagining Police Departments That Show Promise

7:32am June 12, 2020

Since the protests sparked by George Floyd's killing in police custody, many have called for overhauling police departments and policies. Efforts underway in some cities have had mixed success.

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Racial Reconciliation Is An Individual Journey, Dallas Pastor Says

6:14am June 12, 2020

NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Todd Wagner, pastor at Watermark Community Church in Dallas, about how evangelical churches are grappling with the issues of race and racism.

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News Brief: Trump Disparities Plan, Police Overhaul, COVID-19 Vaccine

5:30am June 12, 2020

President Trump outlines plan to address disparities in black communities. Examining efforts to overhaul policing. And, Operation Warp Speed aims to get a vaccine on the market far sooner than normal.

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Arts

Aibileen And Skeeter And Mookie And Sal: Love, Work And Watching 'The Help'

5:00am June 12, 2020

by Linda Holmes

The Help has enjoyed a surge of popularity on Netflix, perhaps owing to its commitment to the idea that the personal matters most. But where injustices persist, that's a flawed idea at best.

National

More Than A Dozen Minneapolis Police Back Reforms In Open Letter To City Residents

10:22pm June 11, 2020

by David Schaper

Fourteen officers, who assert they represent the vast majority of the force, denounce former Officer Derek Chauvin and say they don't represent the union or the administration.

Los Angeles police officers run to formation during a protest on June 1.

National

LA Police Reassigns 7 Officers As It Investigates Complaints Of Excessive Force

9:42pm June 11, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

The department says it's looking into dozens of complaints of "allegations of misconduct, violations of Department policy, and excessive force" during the recent protests in the city.

Gen. Mark Milley (right) appears with President Trump as he departs the White House en route to St. John's Church on June 1. Milley now says his presence "created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics."

Gen. Mark Milley Says Accompanying Trump To Church Photo-Op Was A Mistake

7:56pm June 11, 2020

by David Welna

After being chided by retired peers for following President Trump in a walk through a park forcibly cleared of protesters, the nation's top military officer now says he should not have been there.

Ella Jones, photographed in March of 2015, when she was a candidate for Ferguson's city council, became the Missouri city's first African American and first woman elected mayor of Ferguson.

Mayor-Elect Of Ferguson, Mo., On Where Her City Stands, After Michael Brown

7:25pm June 11, 2020

by Christianna Silva

Ella Jones, who will be the city's first black mayor and the first female mayor, says the city has seen widespread reforms since Brown's killing. But it still needs to "strive toward a better image."

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House Majority Whip James Clyburn (right) joins fellow Democrats from the House and Senate to propose new legislation to end excessive use of force by police.

Kente Cloth: From Royals To Graduation Ceremonies ... To Congress?

5:09pm June 11, 2020

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

When a group of Democratic legislators donned kente cloth at the unveiling of legislation aimed at police brutality, critics weighed in. Here's a look at kente cloth — and the controversy.

President Trump To Hold A Roundtable On Race Relations And Policing In Dallas

4:04pm June 11, 2020

by Franco Ordoñez

President Trump is scheduled to hold a roundtable Thursday in Dallas to talk about "historic economic, health and justice disparities" in the wake of protests sparked by George Floyd's death.