"We write as members of the Law School faculty concerning the Faculty Senate’s call, in its May 7 resolution, for 'the University to request that all charges against the demonstrators be dropped' in connection with the May 1 police action on our campus."
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One year after George Floyd s death: What has changed on police reform
There have been numerous reforms announced and enacted by the City of Buffalo, but community organizers still want to see more progress. Author: Jeff Preval Updated: 7:05 PM EDT May 25, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. As we mark one year since George Floyd’s death, the focus for community activists and policy makers locally is to make sure what happened to George Floyd does not happen in Western New York. There is not one African American man on the East Side of Buffalo that’s not a George Floyd that situation can happen to any of us, said Stevo Johnson, a community organizer.
Civil rights groups, advocates concerned about the pace of police reform in Buffalo
Protesters and civil rights groups have watched the Derek Chauvin trial through the prism of how to improve police-community relations at home. Author: Jeff Preval Updated: 6:37 PM EDT April 19, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. 2 On Your Side is hearing from protesters and civil rights groups on their reaction to the Derek Chauvin trial coming to an end and the goal of improving community and police relations here at home.
The closing of the trial is bringing out a range of emotions to many in Western New York. We’re watching a trial of Derek Chauvin and we’re really not sure which way it’s going to come out even though we all watched a video of him killing George Floyd and that’s not a new experience for Black people in this country, said Miles Gresham, policy fellow at the Partnership for the Public Good.