Just What Kind of Cop Was Derek Chauvin? How Many More Are There Like Him In Our Communities? Derek Chauvin, it seems, was a “special” cop. Or, at least he thought so, and encouraged that view over his almost two decades in law enforcement. His run ended abruptly last year, after he jammed his knee into George Floyd’s neck, and …

Behind the Blue Line, Who’s Policing the Police? This week in the trial of Derek Chauvin–the Minneapolis ex-cop who is the central figure in the killing of George Floyd in a botched arrest on May 25 last year–expert witnesses testified about proper police procedures for arrest and restraint. They pointedly disputed Chauvin’s claim that the knee-on-the-neck method he used to …

Here’s what we’re talking about on Leid Stories today (prn.live, 1-2 p.m. EST). >> Opening statements continue today in the explosive trial of Minneapolis ex-cop Derek Chauvin, charged with killing local resident George Floyd, 46, during a violent arrest on May 25 last year. Chauvin is facing  manslaughter, second-degree murder, and third-degree murder charges in Floyd’s death. He and three other officers responded …

Outgunned In America Recent lone-gunman mass killings in Atlanta, Georgia and Bolder, Colorado have brought the country once again to a familiar place — questioning why these kinds of crimes happen and what can be done to prevent them. These questions repeatedly have been asked and answered, says Leid Stories. Mountains of information and data and rafts of policies are …

Cop in George Floyd’s Death Has History of Alleged Brutality, But No History of Reprimands The controversy that surrounded the brutal death in Minneapolis of George Floyd last year has taken a second wind as his alleged killer, former cop Derek Chauvin this week goes on trial on first- and second-degree murder charges. Floyd died on May 20 last year …

Today begins a Black History special on Leid Stories that will continue on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday this week. Our esteemed guest is historian and labor activist Dr. Jeffrey Perry, who has just published a more-than-1,000-page work (Columbia University Press) on Hubert Henry Harrison, the “Father of Harlem Radicalism” and indisputably a leading, though marginalized, intellectual of his time. Download …

What a mess we as a nation are in! And suddenly, the self-styled “stable genius” at the epicenter of it all has vanished into thin air and has nothing to say. But we have a thing or two to say, and we’ll [continue to] say it. It’s all about Donald Trump and how he masterminded his own demise. Call 888-874-4888 and be heard. …

The Trump Saga Continues to Sputter Leid Stories discusses the latest wrinkle in Trump’s hamstrung effort to get what he wants from the last days of his sputtering presidency before Joe Biden officially takes over. What do you think? Join the conversation live on air. Call 888-874-4888 and be heard.   Download Here

This what we’re discussing on Leid Stories today. Just a small group of U.S. billionaires have increased their wealth so much during the coronavirus pandemic that they could have given $3,000 stimulus checks to every man, woman and child in the country and still be richer than they were nine months ago,” according to an article in the current issue …

This what we’re discussing on Leid Stories today. Why Do So Many African Americans Have Doubts About the Covid-19 Vaccine? The coronavirus continues its murderous rampage across the nation, even as newly developed vaccines are being rolled out for mass distribution. A data center at Johns Hopkins University that serves as a national repository for Covid-19 statistics recorded reports of …