black lives matter

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Washoe County Student Group Advocates For Inclusivity In The Classroom

Nick Stewart

A student-led group has been advocating for more inclusive classroom environments in Washoe County. KUNR Youth Media reporter Nick Stewart talked to…

A compilation of six photos from 2020 and 2021, which includes health care professionals at a COVID-19 testing site, demonstrators for protests or political rallies, Renown Health's COVID-19 care site, vaccine administrators and a food bank volunteer.

Local Stories

Photos From The Field: A Year In The Pandemic

Lucia Starbuck

Lucia Starbuck has covered the COVID-19 pandemic for over a year for KUNR Public Radio with Report for America, This Is Reno and Our Town Reno. In this…

Three people in the front have their backs to the camera and are facing a crowd of people. Everyone has their fists in the air.

Local Stories

Carson City Protest In Solidarity With Jacob Blake Shows Heightened Safety Concerns

Lucia Starbuck

Black Lives Matter supporters demonstrated in Carson City over the weekend in solidarity with Jacob Blake, a Black man who is now paralyzed after being…

Four people walking in the front. There is a man on a horse to their left and a man with an American flag with a blue stripe, to their right, staring at them.

Local Stories

Black Lives Matter Protest In Douglas County Ends Early Due To Hostility From Counter-Protesters

Lucia Starbuck

Over the weekend, roughly 50 Black Lives Matter protesters in Douglas County were met with hostility from several hundred counter-protesters who showed up…

A sign on the ground that says, "Ban Chokeholds," covered in spotted shade from a tree.

Politics and Policy

Activists Say Police Reform Bill To Ban Chokeholds In Nevada Isn’t Enough

Lucia Starbuck

Black Lives Matter protests have erupted across the country, and in Nevada, and with them, demands for police reform. In response, lawmakers in Nevada…

People lay face up on a road and hold posters that are shaped like tombstones. The poster in the front reads, "In Loving Memory of Miciah Lee 1/5/20."

Local Stories

Protestors Want Answers About The Death Of Miciah Lee

Lucia Starbuck

Dozens of protestors gathered in front of the Washoe County District Attorney’s Office Friday to demand an investigation into an officer-involved shooting…

A mother smiling at the camera next to her two young children, a boy and a girl.

Education

'God Blessed Me To Persevere': One Woman's Story Of Racism In America

Stephanie Serrano

Dorothy Croghan is an 82-year-old retired teacher, mother and Reno resident. She attended a recent peace vigil in Reno held by Black Lives Matter…

Politics and Policy

Truckee Police Chief Retires After Sending Internal Email Claiming George Floyd Was 'Not Innocent'

Bree Zender

The Truckee Police Department announced Thursday that its chief, Rob Leftwich, will retire.This comes after Leftwich faced public criticism after sending…

A boy holds a black lives matter poster.

Local Stories

'I Don't Know If My Child Will Come Home To Me Alive'

Stephanie Serrano

Hundreds of people spent their Sunday evening participating in a peace vigil in downtown Reno. Black Lives Matter activists organized the event to allow…

A man wearing a suit is speaking at a podium.

Politics and Policy

Nev. Black Democratic Officials Discuss Systemic Racism, Possible Special Leg. Session

Bree Zender

Monday marks two weeks since 46-year-old George Floyd was killed while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Former police officer Derek Chauvin…