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Police Reform: Senate Plan Favors Police Force, House Plan Favors Civil Rights

April Ryan
June 17, 2020

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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks during a House Judiciary Committee markup of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 17, 2020. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)

The NAACP is using the hashtag #WeAreDoneDying in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and in protest against police brutality.

April Ryan speaks with Leon Russell, National Board Chair of the NAACP, on the necessity of both the police and police reform, understanding the racist history of the police force in America, and the NAACP takeaway from President Trump’s executive order.

The Democratic led House and Republican led Senate will try to meld two versions of police reform; the House bill which leans pro-Civil Rights, and Senate which leans pro-police force.

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

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and others speak at a news conference to announce a Republican police reform bill on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 17, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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