Police Database | Police Oversight | Black Archivist

• Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson is calling for the legislature to create a public database that tracks fatal police use of force for the entire state. Earlier this month, the hate crimes working group he convened issued a report that recommended a number of police reforms including training for officers and support for survivors of such crimes. Ferguson joins us to talk about these and other changes he wants to see in state and local law enforcement.

• Much of Portland's complicated police oversight system currently rests within the independently elected auditor's office. Portland auditor Mary Hull Caballero says calls for changes in the oversight process should take into account the lessons her office has learned.

• As the latest Black Lives Matter uprising unfolds, archivists are working on ways to document history as it happens. Tracy Drake, an archivist for Reed College, is a member of The Blackivists, a national group of Black archivists who prioritize Black cultural heritage preservation and memory work. The Blackivists assist groups and individuals in preserving their own archives and help institutions build historical collections that include Black heritage. We hear from Drake.

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