D.C.-area BSUs urge local leaders to address police brutality – The GW Hatchet

The Black Student Union published a letter alongside three D.C. universities’ BSU chapters Friday pressing Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Metropolitan Police Department to implement a slew of changes aimed at addressing discrimination and bias in policing.

GW, American, Catholic and Georgetown universities’ BSU chapters presented seven appeals to Bowser and MPD Chief Peter Newsham, including demands to create de-escalation and unconscious bias training and reduce the number of…