and the renowned american journalist and author joan didion dies at the age of 87. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a jury in the us state of minnesota has found a white former police officer guilty of manslaughter for the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man. the prosecution argued that kimberley potter had shown culpable negligence when she killed daunte wright during a routine traffic check in april. the jury was shown bodycam footage, stopping short of the moment when the victim died. taser, taser, taser! kimberley potter told the court she thought she d drawn her taser rather than her handgun when she shot mr wright in the chest. the incident led to several nights of intense protests at a very sensitive time in the united states, and not far from the court where white police officer, derek chauvin, was standing trialfor the murder of a black man, george floyd. let s have a listen to kimberly potter s tearful evidence in court. i remember y
charges, is to be pardoned by the government. and the renowned american journalist and author, joan didion, dies at the age of 87. hello and welcome. a jury in the american state of minnesota has found a white former police officer guilty of manslaughter for having shot dead an unarmed black motorist. during the trial kim potter said she had mistaken her handgun for a taser when she killed daunte wright in april. he had been pulled over in a routine traffic stop, as david willis reports. it was a routine traffic stop on a sunday afternoon in april, police in a minneapolis suburb ordered 20 year old daunte wright from his car, and were attempting to arrest him when things went terribly wrong. as daunte wright tried to escape, the officer wearing the body camera threatened to but only once she pulled the trigger did she realise she had mistaken her gun for a taser. kimberley potter was arrested three days after daunte wright died of a single gunshot wound to the chest. the kill
this is bbc news. we will have the headline straight after her talk. welcome to hardtalk with me zeinab badawi from south africa where my guest has been described as one of the world s greatest living artists. he is william kentridge and this is a major exhibition of his work in cape town. william kentridge is versatile, hard hitting and his talents span many different genres. but how has south africa s violent and racist past influenced his work as a white artist? william kentridge injohannesburg, welcome to hardtalk. william kentridge injohannesburg, welcome to hardtalk. zeinab, thank you very much and welcome to the studio in johannesburg. you were born injohannesburg in 1955, the son of two prominent anti apartheid lawyers, wow did growing up under apartheid affect you? i think because my parents were both very much aware anti apartheid struggle, from a young age i was aware of how unnatural south africa was. there was always a slight disjunction between myself and say, o
and all the main news stories where my guest has been described as one of the world s greatest living artists. william kentridge is versatile, hard hitting and his talents span many different genres. the work is now being mark here at the royal academy in london. in 2020 and travelled to his studio injohannesburg. i asked him how far south africa s violent goat passes influences are. william kentridge injohannesburg, welcome to hardtalk. zeinab, thank you very much and welcome to the studio in johannesburg. you were born injohannesburg in 1955, the son of two prominent anti apartheid lawyers, wow did growing up under apartheid affect you? i think because my parents were both very much aware of and involved in legal questions around the anti apartheid struggle, from a young age i was aware of how unnatural south africa was. there was always a slight disjunction between myself and say, other people in the class whose parents took it as a natural. remember all white school, all