New police chief for Ferguson

The mayor of Ferguson, Missouri appointed a new police chief on Wednesday, nearly a year after the police shooting of unarmed black man Michael Brown sparked weeks of sometimes violent protest.

Interim chief Andre Anderson, who is black, pledged to instill the force with the “respect, cultural awareness and the professionalism this community deserves.” The appointment comes as racial tensions remain high across the United States in the wake of a series of high-profile cases of African Americans being killed by police in disputed circumstances.

The latest case is that of a black man killed by a University of Cincinnati police officer during a traffic stop Sunday. The family of Samuel Dubose joined protesters at a rally on campus demanding answers and access to video footage from the officer’s body camera and nearby buildings, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported.