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Protests Against Police Brutality

WBUR's coverage of the anti-police brutality protests in America in the wake of the killing of George Floyd.

Mass. Action Against Police Brutality protesters march down Tremont Street Wednesday night. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Families Of People Killed By Police In Mass. Call For Reopening Cases

Family members and friends of Terrence Coleman, Usaamah Rahim, Juston Root, Eurie Stamps and others in a Wednesday demonstration spoke about how for them, justice would be law enforcement being...

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02:28Sep 9, 2020

Phoenix Printemps addresses the crowd during a rally against police violence in Roxbury on Sunday, Aug. 30. (Adrian Ma/WBUR)

In Roxbury's Nubian Square, A Rally For Jacob Blake

Organizers of the Sunday evening gathering said they are demanding justice for Blake, who was shot seven times in the back by a police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

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Aug 30, 2020

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An empty court and bench are shown following the scheduled start time of Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Kevin C. Cox/Pool Photo via AP)

'Step Back And Listen': How The Celtics And NBA Players Are Drawing Attention To Injustice

The unprecedented NBA walkout over racial injustice postponed a second day of the playoffs Thursday, although players pledged to finish the postseason even as they wrestled with their emotions about...

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03:31Aug 27, 2020

Celtics Could Boycott NBA Playoffs

All of Wednesday's playoff games were postponed after players decided to boycott in protest of the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin by police on Sunday. The Celtics may...

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05:00Aug 27, 2020

Referees huddle on an empty court at game time of a scheduled game between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Orlando Magic for Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Kevin C. Cox/Pool Photo via AP)

Boycott: NBA, WNBA, MLB, MLS Teams Call Off Games As Players Protest Racial Injustice

The dramatic series of moves began when the Bucks — the NBA's team from Wisconsin, a state rocked in recent days by the shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a...

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Aug 26, 2020

Authorities disperse protesters out of a park Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 in Kenosha, Wis. Anger over the Sunday shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by police spilled into the streets for a third night. (Morry Gash/AP)

17-Year-Old Arrested, Faces First-Degree Homicide Charges After 2 Killed During Unrest In Kenosha

Two people were killed Tuesday night and a third was wounded in an attack apparently carried out by a young white man who was caught on cellphone video opening fire...

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Aug 26, 2020

Police in riot gear clear the area in front of Kenosha County Courthouse during clashes with protesters late Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. Protests continue following the police shooting of Jacob Blake two days earlier. (David Goldman/AP)

3 Shot, 2 Killed In 3rd Night Of Unrest Over Blake Shooting

The gunfire was reported just before midnight, and Sheriff David Beth said one victim was shot in the head and another in the chest, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. The...

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Aug 26, 2020

Celtics, Raptors Considering NBA Boycott After Jacob Blake Shooting

With the second round of the postseason set to begin Thursday when Toronto plays Boston, players from both teams say there have been discussions about whether they should boycott games...

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Aug 26, 2020

A family holds a flag during a march calling justice for Eurie Stamps that began at City Hall in Cambridge on Aug. 1, 2020. Eurie Stamps was a 68-year-old man who was accidentally shot and killed by police during a 2011 drug raid at his home. (Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

DA To Review 2011 Framingham Police Shooting Of 68-Year-Old Black Man

Eurie Stamps was shot and killed in an apartment in January 2011 by the Framingham police SWAT team. The district attorney’s office had previously ruled the shooting an accident and...

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Aug 21, 2020

Police motorcycles block protestors way on Tremont Street during protests the evening of May 31, 2020. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Boston Police Paid $5.8 Million In Overtime Tied To Anti-Police Brutality Protests

"There is a tremendous irony here ... which is that protests against too much and too racist policing have been turned into a huge revenue opportunity for police in Boston...

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Aug 5, 2020

Boston Police examine the evidence on the ground in front of the Colonnade Hotel on Huntington Ave. following a shooting that claimed the life of Boston taxi driver Luckinson Oruma in June, 2019. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

A 'Cycle Of Healing': Neighborhood Trauma Team Helps Boston Residents Confront Violence, Pandemic, Racism

Some Boston neighborhoods, including Dorchester, Mattapan, Roxbury and East Boston, are hit disproportionately by both community violence and the pandemic. The Neighborhood Trauma Team network is sometimes the first step...

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07:23Jul 30, 2020

A protester confronts Boston Police with hands in the air in front of Forest Hills Station in Jamaica Plain. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

How Qualified Immunity Became The Sticking Point In Mass. Police Reform Debates

Northeastern University law professor Deborah Ramirez joined WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss qualified immunity and its place in the Massachusetts police reform debate.

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04:43Jul 30, 2020

Workers inspect the top cornice stone as it is lifted from the Shaw 54th Regiment memorial opposite the State House, July 17, 2020, in Boston. Amid the national reckoning on racism, the memorial to the first Black regiment of the Union Army, the Civil War unit popularized in the movie "Glory,” is facing scrutiny.(Michael Dwyer/AP)

Boston Black Soldiers Monument Faces Scrutiny Amid Racial Reckoning

The imagery of the Robert Gould Shaw and Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial can conjure mixed feelings as the nation takes another hard look at its monuments and memorials in the...

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Jul 27, 2020

5 Arrested During Protest In Front Of Providence Police Headquarters

Five people have been arrested during a protest in front of the Providence police headquarters that became violent.

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Jul 26, 2020

Mayor Ted Wheeler speaks to people gathered in downtown Portland, Ore., July 22, 2020. Wheeler faced a hostile crowd of protesters, who screamed at and sharply questioned him as he tried to rally demonstrators who have clashed repeatedly with federal agents sent in by President Donald Trump to quell ongoing unrest in the city. (Gillian Flaccus/AP)

Mayor Of Portland, Oregon, Tear Gassed By Federal Agents

Mayor Ted Wheeler was tear gassed by the U.S. government late Wednesday as he stood at a fence guarding a federal courthouse during another night of protest against the presence...

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Jul 23, 2020

The Massachusetts State House and flag. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Health Care Workers Join The Police Reform Debate In Mass.

As the Massachusetts House began debate on a policing reform bill Wednesday, a group of more than 400 public health officials sent a letter asking lawmakers to approve specific parts...

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Jul 22, 2020

The Massachusetts State House. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Where Things Stand With Police Reform On Beacon Hill

Wednesday is the House’s turn to take up comprehensive police reform legislation.

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06:00Jul 22, 2020

Federal agents disperse Black Lives Matter protesters near the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on July 20 in Portland, Ore. (Noah Berger/AP)

Walsh Joins A Dozen U.S. Mayors Urging The Removal Of Unmarked Federal Agents In U.S. Cities

The letter, addressed to U.S. Attorney General William Barr and Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf, said the deployment was "unprecedented and violates fundamental constitutional protections and tenets...

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Jul 21, 2020

Black Lives Matter protesters outside the state house. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Mass. House Counters Senate With Its Own Policing Bill

House Speaker Robert DeLeo and top Democrats plan to seek a vote Wednesday on police reform legislation that includes proposing a new system to license cops and enforce limits on...

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Jul 20, 2020

Rodney Newton raises his fist during a moment of silence for the time a Minneapolis police officer knelt on the neck of George Floyd at a Juneteenth protest outside the Statehouse, June 19, 2020, in Providence, R.I. (David Goldman/AP)

Providence Mayor's Executive Order Marks First Steps Toward Reparations In Rhode Island

Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza joined WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about the city’s plans to consider reparations for Black and Native American residents.

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05:42Jul 16, 2020

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