PBS NewsHour

Tetrina Blalock on police brutality and demanding respect

Clip: 03/05/2019 | 3m 21s | Video has closed captioning.

Police shootings in African American communities have prompted public outcry in recent years, triggering a national conversation on the need for reform. A year ago, Tetrina Blalock's cousin was killed by police after being shot more than a dozen times following a narcotics pursuit. Blalock reflects on that experience and her own encounters with law enforcement in her community.