Meg Anderson
Reporter, NPR investigations at NPR
Reporter @NPR covering criminal justice
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1 week ago |
wesa.fm | Meg Anderson
SCOTT DETROW, HOST:Musicians, poets and artists have shown up day after day to bring a livelier energy to an intersection in Minneapolis marked by tragedy. It's the place where George Floyd was murdered five years ago this weekend. NPR's Meg Anderson spoke to people in the community about how they have been using the arts to heal. MEG ANDERSON, BYLINE: The street corner where George Floyd died is still partly blocked today, covered in murals and mementos people have left.
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1 week ago |
kuow.org | Meg Anderson
At George Floyd Square, art and music help a community healMusicians, poets and artists have shown up day after day to bring a livelier energy to the intersection in Minneapolis where George Floyd was killed five years ago this weekend. Hear how they're using the arts to try to heal.
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1 month ago |
mprnews.org | Meg Anderson
When Jazmyn Taitingfong was a juvenile public defender, she saw firsthand how certain kids were criminalized for just being kids. She remembers one child who was accused of damaging property while playing in a park. When the police arrived, she says, they handcuffed all the children there. "Obviously it's anecdotal from my experience, but those were always young Black children," says Taitingfong, now a staff attorney at the ACLU of New Mexico. "They're perceived to be older, to be less innocent.
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2 months ago |
tpr.org | Meg Anderson
Lee esta historia en inglés. El mes pasado, en el condado de Santa Fe, Nuevo México, los líderes de la policía local se presentaron ante un auditorio repleto y mostraron fotos de sus uniformes para que los residentes supieran cómo lucen y, más específicamente, lo que el ICE no ve. "Pase lo que pase en el país, quienquiera que sea el presidente, ustedes son nuestra comunidad. Somos sus oficiales", dijo el jefe de policía de Santa Fe, Paul Joye, con apoyo de un intérprete de español.
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2 months ago |
mprnews.org | Meg Anderson
In Santa Fe County, N.M., last month, local police leaders stood before a packed auditorium and showed photos of their uniforms so residents would know what they look like — and, more pointedly, what ICE does not. "Whatever happens around the country, whoever is president, you are our community. We are your officers," Santa Fe Police Chief Paul Joye said with the help of a Spanish interpreter.
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