Authorities in texas have released dash cam video of the traffic stop that landed sandra brand in jail and charged with assaulting an officer. She was found dead in her jail cell last week. In waller county, texas the Officials Say that she hanged herself with a garbage bag. The trooper now is on desk duty. And pretends and family of sandra bland will gather soon in prairie view, texas to hold a memorial service. Usher is there with the story for us. Reporter good afternoon tony well, we just heard from officials who had been meeting here at prairie view a m university, thats where sandra bland was expected to take a job. And she was seep here interviewing when she was stopped in that traffic stop just over a week ago and the state and local officials were talking for about two hours to discuss the dash cam video that was released a short time ago. And we heard from some of the officials, including the lieutenant governor, who said this would be a very transparent investigation. In tex
Hike minimum wage to 15 an hour. This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im tony harris. Ferguson missouri, has a new top cop today. Nearly a year after riots erupted after the death of Michael Brown a long time officer from arizona already has goals set for a sixmonth appointment. My goal is Building Trust in this community right now. So everything that i do daytoday will be about this community and the Police Officers here not concentrating on whether or not im going to be the police chief of the future. We were at the News Conference in ferguson, and she said that the chief is not from that region but has connection there. The city is going from one interim police chief to another. They couldnt say how many people were considered for this position but i can tell you that the manager is from glendale arizona and Andre Anderson is now coming from the Glendale Police department. He most recently worked as a commander overseaing 80 directs in the criminal investigation unit.
Coates written to his teenage son. It is released after nine churchgoers are killed in South Carolina and the horrifying death of sandra bland, a 28yearold africanamerican woman in texas who was pulled over for not signaling a lane change. In video of her arrest and officer commands are to get out of her car or he would light her up. He welcomed the nations marking the First Anniversary of the Police Killings of eric garner in Michael Brown and Michael Brown. After baltimore erupted in protest over the death of freddie gray in police custody. Even for those of us who escaped those neighborhoods, even those who are able to live in better places, the threat never quite leaves us. Once we are no longer afraid of the neighborhood, it turns out we actually have to have some fear of the very people we pay taxes to to protect us. Amy Tanehisi Coates for the hour. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. At least 22 i
Bodies. How afraid we are for our children. How afraid we are for our loved ones on a daily basis. Amy between the world and me. Thats the title of the explosive new book i Tanehisi Coates written to his teenage son. It is released after nine churchgoers are killed in South Carolina and the horrifying death of sandra bland, a 28yearold africanamerican woman in texas who was pulled over for not signaling a lane change. In video of her arrest and officer commands are to get out of her car or he would light her up. He welcomed the nations marking the First Anniversary of the Police Killings of eric garner in Michael Brown and Michael Brown. After baltimore erupted in protest over the death of freddie gray in police custody. Even for those of us who escaped those neighborhoods, even those who are able to live in better places, the threat never quite leaves us. Once we are no longer afraid of the neighborhood, it turns out we actually have to have some fear of the very people we pay taxes t
Bodies. How afraid we are for our children. How afraid we are for our loved ones on a daily basis. Amy between the world and me. Thats the title of the explosive new book i Tanehisi Coates written to his teenage son. It is released after nine churchgoers are killed in South Carolina and the horrifying death of sandra bland, a 28yearold africanamerican woman in texas who was pulled over for not signaling a lane change. In video of her arrest and officer commands are to get out of her car or he would light her up. He welcomed the nations marking the First Anniversary of the Police Killings of eric garner in Michael Brown and Michael Brown. After baltimore erupted in protest over the death of freddie gray in police custody. Even for those of us who escaped those neighborhoods, even those who are able to live in better places, the threat never quite leaves us. Once we are no longer afraid of the neighborhood, it turns out we actually have to have some fear of the very people we pay taxes t