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An impenetrable web of statistics is being used to deflect criticisms and reshape the media narrative around policing.

On the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, we examine its legacy so far.

Police officers are seen next to marked shell casings from a gun in Times Square on May 8, 2021 in New York City. According to reports, three people, including a toddler, were injured in the shooting. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images) Mother's Day weekend was especially bloody with shootings at a birthday party in Colorado Springs, in Times Square, Chicago, Phoenix and Baltimore. When the pandemic began last year, gun sales soared and gun violence spiked. Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with Patrick Sharkey, professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton University, about how gun vio...

Sociology professor Patrick Sharkey discusses how gun violence in America makes meaningful police reform more difficult. And, after actor Chadwick Boseman died last August at the age of 43 from colon cancer, the world learned about the startling rise of colorectal cancer rates. Ibram X. Kendi and Paul Rawate talk about their journeys and their message about early screening. That and more, in hour one of  Here & Now's May 13, 2021, full broadcast. You can find more at hereandnow.org — and follow us on Twitter, Instagram or join the conversation on Facebook. This program aired on...

It's set to be a hot, violent summer Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios After a year in which murders spiked in the U.S., homicides are already trending up in many cities, presaging what is likely to be a violent summer. Why it matters: The rise in homicides is a public health crisis that has multiple interlocking causes, which makes solving it that much more difficult. We're still a long way from the murderous days of the 1990s, but rising gun violence is destroying lives and complicating efforts to help cities recover from COVID-19. A sample of 37 cities with data available for the first three ...