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[https://www.npr.org/2015/10/21/450611772/prairie-view-texas-reflects-on-history-of-racism-after-police-incidents by Wade Goodwyn 21/10/15 npr] | [https://www.npr.org/2015/10/21/450611772/prairie-view-texas-reflects-on-history-of-racism-after-police-incidents by Wade Goodwyn 21/10/15 npr] | ||
We're going to visit a place now that has become a big part of the debate over race and policing. That's Waller County, Texas. It's where Sandra Bland was stopped for a traffic violation. Bland was black. She was pulled from her car by a white officer and handcuffed for resisting an order. She later died in custody. Authorities say she committed suicide. Waller County is also where a black city councilman was recently Tased by a white police officer outside his apartment complex. NPR's Wade Goodwyn has our report. | We're going to visit a place now that has become a big part of the debate over race and policing. That's Waller County, Texas. It's where Sandra Bland was stopped for a traffic violation. Bland was black. She was pulled from her car by a white officer and handcuffed for resisting an order. She later died in custody. Authorities say she committed suicide. Waller County is also where a black city councilman was recently Tased by a white police officer outside his apartment complex. NPR's Wade Goodwyn has our report. | ||
=====A look at the history of racism in America and its role in today’s divisions===== | |||
[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/a-look-at-the-history-of-racism-in-america-and-its-role-in-todays-divisions by Judy Woodruff 3/5/23 PBS NEWS] | |||
The fact that our country is divided isn’t new. In many respects, it can be traced back to the founding of a nation on the promise of freedom while dependent on slavery, a time when many couldn’t participate in the democracy being created. Judy Woodruff examines how that founding contradiction has evolved and what it means for our challenges today. It's part of her series, America at a Crossroads. | |||
