Written by Danielle Chiriguayo, produced by Marcelle Hutchins Apr. 19, 2023 LA Mayor Karen Bass unveiled her first city budget on Tuesday. It includes $1.9 billion for the city’s police department. This comes as the LAPD faces a hiring and retention crisis — the department says it has lost 1,000 officers over the last four years. Bass wants to return…
By Wiley Henry April 6, 2023 MEMPHIS, TN — The tragic death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis police officers provided the impetus for a panel discussion on overzealous policing and accountability on March 30 at the National Civil Rights Museum. Moderated by MSNBC’s Joy Reid, a political analyst, and the host of “The Reid Out,” the panelists…