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Poet and activist Christopher Coles addresses a crowd in Rochester, N.Y. His message to white protesters is a reminder: "For some of you all that come here, you come because it's an elective. We come because it's survival."

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Black Protest Leaders To White Allies: 'It's Our Turn To Lead Our Own Fight'

10:17am September 22, 2020

As Black Lives Matter protests spread across the country, a lot of white people joined in to help the cause. In many cities Black leaders are being deliberate about the roles "white allies" play.

U.S. Park Police and other federal officers hold a perimeter near the White House on June 1 as demonstrators gather to protest the killing of George Floyd.

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Watchdog To Review Nonlethal Tactics Against Protesters, Including 'Heat Ray' Request

2:51pm September 18, 2020

by Dina Temple-Raston

The Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan government watchdog, will review the federal government's use of nonlethal weapons and the tactics it wielded against protesters this summer.

Military police hold a line near the White House as demonstrators gather to protest police brutality on June 1, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

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Military Police Leaders Weighed Deploying 'Heat Ray' Against D.C. Protesters

7:55pm September 16, 2020

by Dina Temple-Raston

Hours before federal police cleared peaceful protesters near the White House on June 1, a whistleblower got an email asking to find a device that would make protesters' skin feel like it was burning.

Officer attitudes about implicit bias shifted post-training. In surveys, the proportion of NYPD officers agreeing with these statements increased after training.

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NYPD Study: Implicit Bias Training Changes Minds, Not Necessarily Behavior

11:00am September 10, 2020

by Martin Kaste

The NYPD has released the biggest study to date of the effectiveness of implicit bias training. The results suggest the popular training can change attitudes but not necessarily how policing is done.

Dallas Police Chief U. Reneé Hall resigned Tuesday after criticism of her department's handling of recent protests in the city. Hall is seen here at police headquarters in Dallas in 2017.

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Dallas Police Chief Resigns Amid Fallout Over Department's Handling Of Protests

2:28pm September 09, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

U. Reneé Hall will stay on until the end of 2020. She is the latest in a wave of police chiefs to leave their posts after national protests calling for increase law enforcement accountability.

Police hold a perimeter near the White House as demonstrators gather to protest police brutality in the morning hours of May 31 in Washington, D.C.

Political Divisions Drive Police Brutality Lawsuit Settlements

1:15pm September 09, 2020

by Robert Benincasa

Most of the largest civil settlements for police killings were in liberal areas in the year after the Ferguson unrest. Now, lawyers say current protests are hardening political divisions on policing.

Elders stand on the front line in a march for Daniel Prude on Sunday in Rochester, N.Y. Prude died in March a week after police pinned him to the ground. It was the fifth consecutive night of protesting since the release of police body-camera footage of P

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Rochester Mayor Promises Police Reforms After Protests Over Daniel Prude's Death

12:25pm September 07, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

Mayor Lovely Warren vows to move some mental health services funds away from police. Daniel Prude died a week after officers pinned him on the ground, responding to a mental health crisis call.