amy: we will speak to samuel harrell's sister and father. they just finished a five day hunger strike to demand action. today is the 30th anniversary of the nuclear disaster at chernobyl. all of that and more coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from santa fe, new mexico. in cleveland, ohio officials pay to settle a $6 million lawsuit filed by the family of tamir rice. the african-american 12-year-old was fatally shot by police in 2014 while playing with a toy pellet gun in a cleveland park. the 911 caller reported seeing him with a weapon but noted it , was probably fake. that information was not relayed to the responding officers. officer timothy loehmann shot tamir within two seconds of arriving at the scene. neither loehmann or his partner, frank garmback, administered any first aid. when tamir's 14-year-old sister rushed to her brother's side, they tackled her to the ground, handcuffed and put her in the cruiser. tamir died the next day. last year, a grand

have launched a five-day vigil and hunger strike to mark the first anniversary of the death of samuel harrell african-american man who died on april 21, 2015, after as many as 20 corrections officers kicked, punched and threw him down a , flight of stairs while he was incarcerated at the fishkill correctional facility in beacon, new york. the group of officers who assaulted harrell are known as the "beat up squad." activists gathered outside the prison thursday night where jeff golden spoke out. >> exactly year ago tonight, a gentle 30-year-old man who is doing time in a drug charge was brutally murdered by as many as 20 corrections officers, all of whom are still on active duty. amy: and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are on a 100-city tour marking democracy now!'s 20th anniversary. tonight we had to colorado college. right now we are broadcasting from denver, colorado. u.s. treasury secretary jack lew has announced new $20 bills will feature iconic abolitionist harriet tubman on the front, replacing fo

and family and friends of samuel harrell plan to conclude their five-day hunger strike at a rally in harlem today after marking the first anniversary of harrell's death. harrell was an african-american man who died after as many as 20 corrections officers kicked, punched and threw him down a , flight of stairs while he was incarcerated at the fishkill correctional facility in beacon, new york. at a vigil near the prison over -- his sister, cerissa, spoke out about why she and others are on hunger strike. to giveunger strike is up. we're willing to not eat to get -- you know, to give something in return. what we want in return is justice. it is been a year. nothing has happened. does it hurt? it hurts a lot. do i think about it? every day. do i forget about him? never. amy:'s supporters have demanded reforms including body cameras for corrections officers. they say all the corrections officers involved in harrell's death remain on active duty. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are on a 100-city