President Joe Biden holds climate summit, pledges to cut U.S. emissions 50% by 2030; Funeral held for Daunte Wright, black man killed by white police officer in Minneapolis suburb; House passes D.C. statehood legislation – April 22, 2021
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Climate justice activists weigh in on President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office. [1]
President Joe Biden holds climate summit, pledges to cut U.S. emissions 50% by 2030. [2]
Funeral held for Daunte Wright, black man killed by white police officer in Minneapolis suburb. [3]
Contra Costa County Sheriffs Deputy, Andrew Hall, charged with 2018 killing of Filipino man, Laudemer Arboleda. [4]
Senate passes Anti-Asian hate crime bill.
House passes legislation to make Washington D.C. 51st state in the nation. [5]
New report finds spike in anti-trans violence and bills-115 bills proposed across 30 states. [6]
[1] https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/BOONE-Biden-Climate-Record-April-21.mp3
[2] https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/MARTINEZ_Climate_Change_Earth_Day.mp3
[3] https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/AANESTAD-ON-DAUNTE-WRIGHT.mp3
[4] https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/AANESTAD-ON-DANVILLE-COP.mp3
[5] https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/dc-statehood.mp3
[6] https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/TRANS-BILLS-VIOLENCE-1.mp3