Obama Administration Unveils New Limits On Racial Profiling
Attorney General Eric Holder says he hopes state and local police will adopt the new guidelines for federal law enforcers.
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Justice Department Moves To Further Rein In Racial Profiling
New guidelines being unveiled today will broaden rules for the FBI, ATF, DEA and other federal agencies, that will ban — or nearly ban — profiling by race, gender, religion or sexual orientation.
Civil Rights Attorney On How She Built Trust With Police
Over the past 20 years, the Los Angeles Police Department has been reformed to work better with minority communities. One of the main forces behind that reform has been attorney Connie Rice.
NOLA Police Hope Body Cameras Provide Important Evidence
Police officers in New Orleans started wearing cameras this spring. Independent police monitor Susan Hutson tells NPR's Scott Simon how the NOPD's camera implementation is going.
Four Lessons From The Media's Conflicted Coverage of Race
After grand jury decisions not to indict police officers in the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, NPR TV critic Eric Deggans notes media missteps in discussing race.
Remembering Rodney King, Southern Calif. Watches Ferguson, NY
LA's Leimert Park neighborhood saw riots after the Rodney King verdict. Nearby in the Simi Valley, where many in law enforcement live, residents see the recent shootings from their own perspective.
Pro Athletes Show Support For Ferguson Protesters
After a rough start, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are winning. ESPN.com's Howard Bryant tells NPR's Scott Simon that off the court, James has been outspoken on political issues.
Mourners Decry Police Shooting Of Akai Gurley In Brooklyn
Akai Gurley was an unarmed black man killed by a police officer last month. Many of those who attended his wake in Brooklyn Friday night see his killing as fitting into a pattern of police conduct.
'Black Lives Matter' Slogan Becomes A Bigger Movement
When a grand jury in New York did not indict a police officer for the death of Eric Garner, protesters chanted a slogan. They chanted the same slogan after a killing in Ferguson, Missouri.
'Black Lives Matter,' NYC Mayor Says After Grand Jury Doesn't Indict Officer
The encounter between Eric Garner and officer Daniel Pantaleo caused an uproar after video footage was released. It showed Garner gasping, "I can't breathe."