Social Justice
Texas sheriff charged with destroying evidence in officer-related death
A grand jury indicted Robert Chody on charges of destroying or concealing video in an investigation into the death of Javier Ambler, a Black man who died in police custody.
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At UN, nations urge overdue reckoning with colonial crimes
The message was: 'For those who think the word “colonialism” evokes a long-ago, no-longer-relevant era, think again.'
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University groups protest in W. Philly seeking justice for Breonna Taylor
Drexel Community for Justice and Penn Community for Justice called Friday’s march after Kentucky’s attorney general decided not to charge anyone for Taylor’s killing.
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Civil dialogue: How do we talk to each other?
How do you navigate discussing fraught topics with people you disagree with when the personal becomes political?
Air Date: September 25, 2020
Listen 49:44In despair, protesters take to streets for Breonna Taylor
The big question for a town torn apart by Breonna Taylor’s death and the larger issue of racism in America was how to move forward.
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The BLM movement found support in red, rural Pa. What will it mean for voting?
Protests happened across rural Pa., including Franklin County — elevating political fault lines and fractured alliances that have been lying beneath the surface.
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Listen 5:06Protesters march through Center City demanding justice for Breonna Taylor
About 100 people gathered first on Independence Mall and then started marching through Center City on the second night of protests after the Breonna Taylor decision.
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‘My heart is heavy’: Philly reacts to lack of charges in Breonna Taylor’s killing
Hundreds of demonstrators chanted Breonna Taylor’s name and marched in cities across the U.S. to express anger and sadness following the grand jury decision.
4 years ago
Breonna Taylor update: Denver police detain man after driver plows through protest area
As the protest was breaking up, a motorist drove through a small crowd of protesters who had yelled at the driver to turn around.
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2 Louisville officers shot amid Breonna Taylor protests
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he has authorized a “limited” deployment of the National Guard as hundreds of demonstrators have gathered to protest.
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In Breonna Taylor case, limits of law overcome calls for justice
The outcome demonstrates the vast disconnect between widespread public expectation of justice and the limits of the law when police use deadly force.
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Protesters march through Center City following grand jury decision in Breonna Taylor case
Demonstrators marched from Independence Hall to a planned rally at City Hall Wednesday evening, chanting “no justice, no peace.”
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Philly prepares for protests after Breonna Taylor grand jury decision
According to social media, there are at least two protests planned — one for 6 p.m. at 6th and Market streets and another at 7 p.m. at City Hall.
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1 officer indicted in Breonna Taylor case; not for her death
Taylor, a Black emergency medical worker, was shot multiple times by officers who entered her home using a no-knock warrant during a narcotics investigation on March 13.
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No charges against Tucson police officers in death of Carlos Ingram-Lopez
Ingram-Lopez, 27, died after being handcuffed and held face-down in a garage for some 12 minutes.
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