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Protests Call for Arrest of Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby for Fatal Shooting of Terence Crutcher
The Tulsa community is reeling over video showing a white police officer shooting and killing a Black man.

Protests Erupt Over Police Killings of Terence Crutcher and Keith Lamont Scott in Tulsa and Charlotte
Democracy Now! hosts a roundtable on police killings of Black men.

Lawyer for Imprisoned Whistleblower Chelsea Manning: Ongoing Pattern of Abuse Led to Hunger Strike
Chase Strangio, lawyer for imprisoned Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning, speaks about the hunger strike she launched Friday to protest her prison conditions.

“Free CeCe!” Explores Prison Abolition and Anti-Trans, Anti-Black Violence
“Free CeCe!” will be available streaming as soon as 2017.

National Guard on Standby in North Dakota Before Court Ruling on Dakota Access Pipeline
North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple has activated the National Guard ahead of today's ruling on the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's lawsuit.

Jailing Bresha Meadows Is No Route to Justice
What do you do when you have absolutely no good options? No child should have to face these questions, but Bresha Meadows faced them every day.

Black to School: The Rising Struggle to Make Black Education Matter
Corporate education reformers are reeling in response to Black liberation activist opposition to charter schools.

The Brady Loophole: Absolving the Post-Trial Destruction of Potentially Exculpatory Evidence
When it comes to the criminal legal system, some situations are so unique there exists no means for judicial relief.

As Obama’s Presidency Enters Final Months, Thousands Behind Bars Hope for Clemency
President Obama can help criminal justice reform by issuing mass commutations of unduly harsh drug war sentences.

The Criminalization of Poverty: Woman Describes Fines and Arrests After $1.07 Check Bounces
In Sherwood, Arkansas a former resident describes what happened after a check for a $1.07 loaf of bread bounced.