PBS NewsHour

The state of safety and civil rights for black Americans

Clip: 09/22/2016 | 10m 17s

Charlotte and Tulsa are the most recent in a long list of cities that have mourned and protested deadly police shootings against black Americans. Gwen Ifill speaks with author and activist Andre Perry, Rashad Robinson, executive director of Color of Change, and Vanessa De Luca, editor-in-chief of Essence Magazine about what these acts of violence suggest about life in the black community today.

Aired: 09/22/16

Rating: NR

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