Demonstrations and black lives matter, a powerful new international rallying cry. Closer to home, the skounl in minneapolis is promising to dismantle the Police Department and create a new system for keeping the peace. Some residents say they have heard such promises on reform before. Jaime yuccas has the story. Reporter in the hawthorne neighborhood of north minneapolis, the summer blossoms and quaint porches hide the layers of inequality. Pastor Edwin Williams Sanctuary Church has been on a mission of unity for 12 years. Do you think racism is deeply rooted in minnesota . Of course, of course. Its deeply rooted in america. When you run into somebody in the community and theyre angry, its because every single thing that has been set into place to help us is working against us. Reporter here, 35 of the community lives below the federal poverty level. 40 are unemployed. The neighborhood has seen unrest before. In 2015, protesters demanded justice for the death of 24yearold jamar clark w
Reporter norah, you cannot miss the National Guard on d. C. Streets, but here, just outside the white house, what you cant miss is this growing crowd of peaceful protesters. This is a larger crowd than we saw yesterday. Violators could face arrest. A seventh day of protests nationwide brought no rest for those demanding change. Thousands filling the streets from new york to los angeles. In George Floyds home town of houston, crowds gathered at city hall. I feel like this can definitely make a change because there are people of all races and colors out here. Dont shoot reporter in washington, a huge peaceful demonstration back outside the white house. explosion . As controversy swirls over monday nights use of force. Thats a flash bang. All right, so, we are just minutes away from d. C. s 7 00 curfew. You heard the flash bang. That is an attempt to clear the crowd out. Troubling video shot by wjla tv shows officers roughing up an Australian News crew, prompting calls for an investigatio
Officer shoots an unarmed teenager. We have the story from madison wisconsin. Reporter residents of madison wisconsin, mourning the death of tony robinson, an unarmed 19yearold shot to death by a police officer. Ask the hard questions, say the hard thing, but you shake hands and hug before its over. Reporter frustration boiling over in church. We are having to find encouraging words. I dont feel like everything is not going to be all right reporter some venting their anger on the streets, to leave. Black lives matter reporter madison on edge friday night, when officer kenny responded to multiple disturbance calls, forcing his way into a home. Shots fired. Reporter the police say those shots fired after he became came under attack from robinson. His mothers desperate for answers. He loved his family, he loved his friends. He was never, never, he would never hurt a person, never. Reporter humidity leaders trying to bring together a divided city. Community leaders. Robinson. His mothers d
Reporter norah, you cannot miss the National Guard on d. C. Streets, but here, just outside the white house, what you cant miss is this growing crowd of peaceful protesters. This is a larger crowd than we saw yesterday. Violators could face arrest. A seventh day of protests nationwide brought no rest for those demanding change. Thousands filling the streets from new york to los angeles. In George Floyds home town of houston, crowds gathered at city hall. I feel like this can definitely make a change because there are people of all races and colors out here. Dont shoot reporter in washington, a huge peaceful demonstration back outside the white house. explosion . As controversy swirls over monday nights use of force. Thats a flash bang. All right, so, we are just minutes away from d. C. s 7 00 curfew. You heard the flash bang. That is an attempt to clear the crowd out. Troubling video shot by wjla tv shows officers roughing up an Australian News crew, prompting calls for an investigatio