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More than 50 years after the release of 'Black Natchez,' rarely seen 1960s footage from filmmakers Ed Pincus and David Neuman anchors the new documentary 'American Reckoning.'
February 15, 2022
A New Job. A Racial Barrier Broken. Then, a Bombing.
The unsolved civil-rights-era murder of Wharlest Jackson Sr. in Natchez, Mississippi, is at the center of the new documentary ‘American Reckoning.’
February 15, 2022
Minneapolis Police Insisted on 'No Knock' Warrant That Led to Amir Locke's Shooting Death; City Announces Moratorium
St. Paul police applied for a standard search warrant for the predawn raid that ended in the shooting death of Amir Locke but were overruled by Minneapolis police, according to a source.
Star Tribune
February 4, 2022
Parents of Amir Locke, Who Was Fatally Shot by Minneapolis Police: 'My Heart Ripped Out of My Body'
Amir Locke's parents said the search warrant Minneapolis police were executing when they shot Locke, 22, was unrelated to their son.
Star Tribune
February 4, 2022
As the Olympics Unfold, a Look at China’s Treatment of Uyghur Muslims
Revisit 2020’s ‘China Undercover,’ investigating China’s crackdown on Uyghurs and other Muslims, as the Beijing Olympics begin with a U.S. diplomatic boycott.
February 3, 2022
Episode 13, epilogue: “Your questions answered”
In an epilogue to the podcast "I'm Not A Monster," journalist Josh Baker answers listeners' questions with the help of criminal psychologist Dr. Julia Shaw.
January 25, 2022
The Frontline Interview: Elizabeth Williamson
Williamson, of The New York Times, sat for an extended interview with filmmaker Michael Kirk in advance of the 2020 documentary "United States of Conspiracy."
January 18, 2022
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American Reckoning
Who killed Wharlest Jackson Sr.? In investigating the unsolved 1967 murder of a local NAACP leader, "American Reckoning" reveals an untold story of the civil rights movement and Black resistance.
February 15, 2022
Episode 12, epilogue: “Those we leave behind”
In an epilogue to the podcast "I'm Not A Monster," journalist Josh Baker tracks down two memorable voices in northern Iraq to find out how they’re doing now.
January 17, 2022
Utah Police Shootings Often Involve a Person in a Mental Health Crisis. Here is How Law Enforcement and Advocates Respond.
A new Salt Lake Tribune data analysis shows that at least 42% of police shootings in the past decade involve a person in crisis or who is suicidal.
The Salt Lake Tribune
December 29, 2021
The Opioid Crisis in 2021: Benchmark Legal Decisions & Deaths
It has been a landmark year for the opioid crisis, both in court decisions impacting former executives of Insys Therapeutics — investigated in the 2020 documentary 'Opioids, Inc.' with the Financial Times — and in the toll on human lives.
December 27, 2021
What Happened to Poverty in America in 2021
When it comes to tracking how poverty impacts American families with children — a subject documented in 2017's 'Poor Kids' and 2020's 'Growing Up Poor in America' — estimates for 2021 reveal something noteworthy.
December 22, 2021