‘We woke up to a city of ash’

Post Reports

EpisodeMay 29, 202032m

‘We woke up to a city of ash’

Post Reports

EpisodeMay 29, 202032m

Holly Bailey reports from Minneapolis, where anger and violence are boiling over in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing by police. Errin Haines explains what really happened in Central Park. And Sebastian Smee with an appreciation for a powerful painting that captures another unsettling time in America.Read more:Protests in Minneapolis raged through the night, following the tragic killing of George Floyd. On Friday, the police officer was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. In New York’s Central Park, a white woman called the police on an African American man after he asked her to leash her dog, per park rules. Understanding the fraught dynamic and legacy of calling the cops. This powerful painting from 1967 captures another unsettling time in America.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

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