Minneapolis and the Nation Seething Over George Floyd Death

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Protestors demonstrate outside of a burning Minneapolis 3rd Police Precinct, Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis. Protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody Monday, broke out in Minneapolis for a third straight night. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Protestors demonstrate outside of a burning Minneapolis 3rd Police Precinct, Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis. Protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody Monday, broke out in Minneapolis for a third straight night. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Protests continue in Minneapolis and other cities in the wake of the death of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery.

April Ryan speaks with Dr. Mary Frances Berry, historian, University of Pennsylvania professor, and former chair of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, about pervasive police brutality and why cops are allowed to move from department to department even when they abuse and murder civilians.

Click ▶️ to listen to AURN Washington Bureau Chief April Ryan’s White House Report:

Dr. Mary Frances Berry Source: Twitter
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

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