Category Archives: Black Lives Matter

Congressional Record: Congressional Black Caucus on the police killings of African Americans and Black Lives Matter protests, 2015

Congressional Hearing: Hearing to examine factors that impact culture and practices of policing, and to review strategies to increase public trust and improve public safety. Background and Context: There is increasing unrest in urban communities about policing. There have been recent protests in Ferguson, Mo., NYC, and Baltimore, Md., due to concerns about the use of force by police officers when stopping suspects. Although no charges were filed against the officers in question in two of those cases, there is widespread disagreement about the actions of police in those instances., 2020