16-06-2020 16:49 via news.yahoo.com

Liberal groups warn Biden: Do more on policing reform or risk losing black support

Biden's criminal justice agenda has drawn renewed attention following weeks of nationwide protests since George Floyd, a black man, died after a white police officer knelt on his neck for minutes even after he appeared to pass out.The letter, spearheaded by black organizations like Black Voters Matter, expressed disappointment in Biden's proposal to provide $300 million to a federal community policing program, arguing that doing so would only exacerbate the problem of overpolicing.Biden has prop
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