Black Lives Matter
This guide offers a sample of the resources available at ASU Library and is intended for research as well as personal education.
News
- 12 News TelevisionCommunity groups call to "Defund the Police."
- Ahwatukee Foothill News - ASU Prof. speaksAn ASU professor speaks about how the recent shootings impact how he feels.
- Arizona Mirror - Phoenix Police Chief addresses protestersPhoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams addresses protesters on Day 9. Gov. Doug Ducey, the son of a police officer, calls George Floyd's death "tragic."
- Arizona Mirror - Statewide curfew imposedArizona Gov. Doug Ducey imposes statewide curfew after violence, looting following protests.
- Arizona Republic - Civilian police oversight officePhoenix City Council votes 7-2 to pass a budget that fully funds a civilian police oversight office.
- Arizona Republic - Local 'I can't breathe' deathDeath of Muhammad Abdul Muhaymin Jr. of Phoenix resembles that of George Floyd of Minneapolis.
- Arizona Republic - Police misconduct kept secretArizona Republic investigation shows police routinely purge misconduct records from public records.
- Arizona Republic - Why police aren't prosecutedArizona Republic explains hurdles to holding police accountable for violence against civilians.
- Cronkite News - Phoenix Police warn protestersPhoenix Police warn protesters violence "won't be tolerated."
- Food and Wine - NewsDavid McAtee served barbecue to the poor and even police, but he was tragically killed by police.
- NPR - A Decade Of Watching Black People DieNPR's program Code Switch reports on the rate of at which black Americans are killed by police and lists, non-comprehensively, the names of those killed at the hands of police in the U.S. since Eric Garner's death in July 2014.
- PBS News Hour - Black Lives MatterPBS News Hour special edition on Black Lives Matter.