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Policing
Michelle Alexander and Paul Butler Talking About “Chokehold: Policing Black Men”
A conversation about white supremacy and the criminal legal system.
Taking a Knee for a Deaf Man
How do communities heal when one is continually exposed or subjected to extreme violence, year after year after year?
Spanish Police Injure 800 in Crackdown on Catalonia Independence Referendum as Crisis Escalates
In Spain, tensions are escalating over Sundayu2019s independence referendum in the northeast region of Catalonia.
Former NFL Player Donté Stallworth: Don’t Let Trump Hijack the Conversation on Racism and Violence
“We can't allow the president to hijack this conversation and make it all about him.”
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Civil Disobedience
Why Police Violence Against Women of Color Stays Hidden
Black men are killed at higher rates than women, but that doesn't tell the whole story.
Retired Police Detective: Trump’s Comments Endorsing Police Brutality Are “Treasonous”
President Trump is facing widespread criticism from police chiefs across the country following a speech he gave on Friday to police officers.
After $15 Million Verdict, Lawyers Representing Police Murder Victim Leonard Thomas Speak Out
This month, a jury awarded the family of Leonard Thomas — an unarmed Fife resident fatally shot by police in 2013 — $15 million.
Bail Bond Industry Attempts to Slow the Train of Reform
On July 17th, a judge in Chicago ruled that courts there could no longer hold people in jail on bail simply because they could not afford it.
Minneapolis Police Chief Resigns Over the Cop Shooting of Unarmed Woman. Will the Mayor Be Next?
Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau has resigned.