News & Notes

Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009

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Ex-BART Officer Arrested, Charged With Murder

Protests following the shooting death of Oscar Grant in California's Bay Area have left many shops destroyed and business owners wondering what will happen next. Farai Chideya speaks with the Rev. Eltyna McCree, who runs a travel agency in one of the areas affected by the demonstrations. ()

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Analysis Assessing Appropriate Police Use Of Force
The shooting death of Oscar Grant by a Bay Area transit police officer has reignited questions about the methods of restraint employed by law enforcement. Rocky Warren, a use-of-force expert, speaks with Farai Chideya. ()

Politics & Society Inside The Mind Of A Criminal
What triggers someone to walk into a bank, pull out a gun, and demand money from a teller? Does psychology or society play a bigger role? Ivory Toldson explains. He spent a year working in a maximum security, federal prison in Atlanta. ()
Nation Ala. Sherriff Jailed For Starving Inmates
The Southern Center For Human Rights recently filed a suit on behalf of a group of prisoners in Decatur, Ala. The sheriff is accused of starving his prisoners so he could pocket the profits of a lean kitchen budget. The presiding judge described the county jail as a "slaveship." ()
Sports Roundtable: Tony Dungy Bids Colts Farewell
Indianapolis Colts Coach Tony Dungy retires this week as the only black coach to win a Super Bowl. Meanwhile, former NBA star Charles Barkley takes a leave of absence from TNT's Inside the NBA after being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. NPR's Tony Cox moderates today's sports bloggers' roundtable. ()
Listeners Responding To Your Letters
Farai Chideya and News & Notes editor Sasa Woodruff read and respond to listeners e-mails about a recent report on a black couple embarking on what they call "The Ebony Experiment" and a profile of a British journalist retracing her Eritrean roots. ()