US police and racial bias under the spotlight

US police and racial bias under the spotlight

Marches, vigils and die-ins became a familiar sight on the streets of US cities in 2014. A string of high-profile shootings involving white police officers and unarmed black men proved a tipping point in race relations. Protests spread from coast to coast in scenes which recalled the civil rights rallies of the 1960s. As in the past, tensions between the police and black communities proved the flash point. The fear and mistrust of the police reached fever pitch in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/08/us... What are the top stories today? Click to watch:    • Top Stories   euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... euronews is available in 14 languages:    / euronewsnetwork   In English: Website: http://www.euronews.com/news Facebook:   / euronews   Twitter:   / euronews   Google+: http://google.com/+euronews VKontakte: http://vk.com/en.euronews