Hundreds of cities declared racism a public health crisis. But what they accomplished varies dramatically, from task forces to training to nothing.
Author: N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY
Ohio police chief resigns after putting Ku Klux Klan note on Black officer’s desk
Sheffield Lake police chief Anthony Campo resigned last week after he was confronted by the mayor for putting a KKK note on a Black officer’s desk.
Ohio police chief resigns after putting Ku Klux Klan note on Black officer’s desk
Sheffield Lake police chief Anthony Campo resigned last week after he was confronted by the mayor for putting a KKK note on a Black officer’s desk.
‘It doesn’t look good out here’: Coast Guard rescues 2 pilots after Hawaii cargo plane crash
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued both pilots after the Boeing 737 cargo plane made an emergency landing off the coast of Hawaii on Friday morning.
At George Floyd Square, Derek Chauvin’s sentencing is ‘first step’ toward police accountability
The crowd gathered in George Floyd Square on Friday reacted with mixed feelings to Derek Chauvin’s sentence of 22 1/2 years in prison.
Judge denies Derek Chauvin’s request for new trial: What to know about sentencing for murder of George Floyd
Ahead of Derek Chauvin’s sentencing for the murder of George Floyd, a judge denied his request for a new trial. Here’s what to know.
‘Black girl magic at its finest’: Juneteenth pageants let women, girls be unapologetically Black
Miss Juneteenth pageants, one of many Black beauty pageants, seek to educate girls about their history and celebrate Black women.
One woman dead, three injured after car plows into protesters in Minneapolis, police say
The suspect drove into a crowd gathered in the Minneapolis neighborhood where a Black man was shot to death by sheriff’s deputies this month.
One woman dead, three injured after car plows into protesters in Minneapolis, police say
The suspect drove into a crowd gathered in the Minneapolis neighborhood where a Black man was shot to death by sheriff’s deputies this month.
Family of Alton Sterling accepts $4.5 million settlement nearly 5 years after he was killed by police
Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old Black father of five, was killed by white Baton Rouge police in 2016 in a shooting that sparked nationwide protests.