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On May 25, 2020, the world was indelibly changed by the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Floyd’s death set off a series of protests in the United States and around the world, awakening millions to the dire need for reimagining this country’s broken system of policing.But behind a face that would be graffitied onto countless murals, and a name that has become synonymous with civil rights, there is the reality of one man’s stolen life: a life beset by suffocating systemic pressures that ultimately proved inescapable.Placing George Floyd’s narrative within the larger context of America’s enduring legacy of institutional racism, the new book: His Name is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice, is a landmark biography by prizewinning Washington Post reporters, Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa. Olorunnipa joins us.
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The one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd by a former Minneapolis police officer will be marked today with an event in Northampton. The local…
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Thank heavens Derek Chauvin was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd. The jury came back relatively quickly which signaled to many of us that they…
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The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond.Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, President of the Albany branch…
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Leaders from across the Northeast released statements Tuesday after a jury found former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering…
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A task force in Westchester County has issued its draft police reform report and recommendations. A few of the task force members are discussing some of…
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In April, the early days of the pandemic, the Center for Law and Justice in Albany published a 15-page report on structural racism and public safety in…
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Communities of color have traditionally faced disproportionate challenges, including air and noise pollution, lower incomes, and limited access to healthy…
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A new Siena College poll out today tracks New Yorkers’ thoughts on racism during this summer of unrest.A June 29 Siena College research Institute poll…
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The Albany Common Council is moving ahead with police reform proposals.The George Floyd killing and the rash of national social unrest it ignited let to…