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House and Senate Democrats Using Obama 21st Century Cures Act on Police Reform

April Ryan
June 8, 2020

President Barack Obama speaks to the media at the bottom of a meeting with civil rights leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016. At left is Brittany Packnett, of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing and Co-Founder of We The Protestors and Campaign Zero, and right is Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. During the meeting the president discussed a range of issues, including the Administration’s efforts on criminal justice reform, building trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve and the President’s priorities during his final year in office. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Trump held a meeting today with law enforcement declaring that 99% of police officers are good people, but we need to weed out the bad apples. House and Senate Democrats have created new legislation focusing on police reform, including curbing racial profile, changing police practices, a federal anti-lynching law, and accountability of law enforcement.

April Ryan speaks with Valerie Jarrett who says Congress and Senate are using President Obama’s playbook to make recommendations to lead to a healthier relationship between police and the Black community.

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April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan