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What's different about these protests -- and what isn't

Roxane Gay, Anna Deavere Smith and Tay Anderson on the protests' hope and despair

06/01/2020

PBS News Hour

What's different about these protests -- and what isn't

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Roxane Gay, Anna Deavere Smith and Tay Anderson on the protests' hope and despair

For analysis of the deeper systemic issues that are underlying the country’s civic unrest, Judy Woodruff talks to Roxane Gay, a noted essayist and author whose work frequently addresses issues of race, identity and privilege; Anna Deavere Smith, award-winning playwright and actor; and Tay Anderson, a Denver school board member and activist who has been leading protests in that city.

06/01/2020

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2 voices on how to hear protesters while maintaining peace

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Clip: 6/1/2020 | 8m 21s | A sheriff and a former mayor on hearing protesters while maintaining peace (8m 21s)

3 reporters share what's happening at their cities' protests

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Clip: 6/1/2020 | 7m 54s | What's happening at protests in Minneapolis, Los Angeles and Atlanta (7m 54s)

Cities brace for continued unrest over police violence

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Clip: 6/1/2020 | 7m 31s | Death of George Floyd drives protests across the U.S. -- and beyond (7m 31s)

Minneapolis' troubled history of unequal policing

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Clip: 6/1/2020 | 7m 32s | Minneapolis' long history of policing black and white communities differently (7m 32s)

News Wrap: Health officials fear protests will spread virus

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Clip: 6/1/2020 | 1m 46s | News Wrap: U.S. health officials fear protests will drive virus outbreaks (1m 46s)

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