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Ken Burns speaks during the PBS segment of the Summer 2019 Television Critics Association Press Tour.

Arts

Filmmakers Call Out PBS For A Lack Of Diversity, Over-Reliance On Ken Burns

1:52pm March 31, 2021

by Eric Deggans

A group of documentarians have signed a letter to PBS expressing concerns that white stars like Ken Burns get too much airtime and resources, while filmmakers of color struggle to build careers.

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Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples-Stokes, a Democrat who represents Buffalo, speaks at a January 2020 rally for marijuana legalization at the New York state Capitol in Albany.

National

N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Signs Marijuana Legalization

12:24pm March 31, 2021

by Brian Mann

Critics say in many states the legal marijuana boom hasn't benefited people of color. Lawmakers in New York say their approach avoids those mistakes.

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Poetry Challenge: Create A List Poem That Grapples With Rise Of Anti-Asian Racism

8:23am March 31, 2021

by Casey Noenickx

Attacks against Asian Americans have increased since the coronavirus pandemic began. Tell us how you cope with this anti-Asian violence and discrimination in the form of a list poem.

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National

Review Of Witness Testimony In Day 2 Of Derek Chauvin Trial

8:12am March 31, 2021

by Cheryl Corley

The teenager who videotaped former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd's neck, testified she stays up at night "apologizing to George Floyd for not doing more."

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Minneapolis Firefighter Genevieve Hansen testifies Tuesday in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, in the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd.

National

Firefighter Testifies: 'I Was Desperate To Help ... And This Human Was Denied That'

8:23pm March 30, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

Video footage played in court on Tuesday shows Genevieve Hansen pleading with officers on top of George Floyd for a chance to help him. She asked them to check his pulse. They ignored her requests.

What Marijuana Legalization Means For Those Who Have Been Hurt By The War On Drugs

6:19pm March 30, 2021

by Brian Mann

More states including New York and Virginia are on the brink of legalizing marijuana. What does that mean for people of color who faced high rates of arrest for marijuana possession?

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This image from a police body camera shows people gathering as former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was recorded pressing his knee on George Floyd's neck for several minutes as onlookers yelled at Chauvin to get off and Floyd said that he could

National

Teenage Witness Says Floyd 'Looked Kind Of Purple, Limp' When Ambulance Arrived

5:11pm March 30, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

The 17-year-old described then-Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin as "kind of angry," adding that "he was digging his knee into George Floyd's neck" and he threatened bystanders with a can of Mace.

World News

The Paris Opera Ballet Is Undergoing A Racial Reckoning

4:50pm March 30, 2021

by Eleanor Beardsley

The world's oldest ballet company is undergoing a racial reckoning. The Paris Opera Ballet is working to update racist stereotypes and increase diversity.

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Cameron Hunt and his father Calvin Hunt display signs of support on Tuesday outside the West 43rd Street apartment in Manhattan, where a man physically and verbally attacked a 65-year-old Asian American woman on Monday in an incident police are investigat

National

Attack On Asian Woman In Manhattan, As Bystanders Watched, To Be Probed As Hate Crime

4:09pm March 30, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Video of the assault, as well as the seeming inaction of apartment staff standing nearby, has drawn fury in and beyond New York. State and city authorities are investigating the attack.

In this image from video, witness Donald Williams answers questions on Monday in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, Minn.

National

'I Believe I Witnessed A Murder,' Witness Says Of 911 Call In Chauvin Case

3:53pm March 30, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"I felt the need to call the police on the police," Donald Williams said of the 911 call he made after an ambulance took George Floyd away. He said Derek Chauvin used a "blood choke" on Floyd.