Truthout
Prisons & Policing
Advocates: The US Still Profits From Slavery Because the 13th Amendment Perpetuates Prison Labor
Malkia Cyril and Kevin Gannon discuss prison labor and slavery.
How Are Police Shootings Affecting Children of Color’s Emotional Development?
Adolescents of color reported feeling less safe with police in their community: “they aren't really there for us.”
Protests Continue in San Diego After Police Kill Alfred Olango
Protests continue in the San Diego, California, suburb of El Cajon, where police shot a Black man.
Living While Black in the US Is to Resist Being Defined by Others
How I define myself and my Black joy, pain, hope or sadness in those moments is insignificant to them and how they define us.
Keith Lamont Scott’s Wife Is Latest Black Woman Forced to Film State Violence Against a Partner
The gut-wrenching cellphone video by Rakeyia Scott witnessing her husband, Keith Lamont Scott, being shot was released.
Cities Fight Domestic Dragnet, Demand Local Police Disclose Use of Spy Gear
Eleven cities have introduced bills to enforce transparency in the use of surveillance tools by local police.
State of Emergency: Charlotte Protesters Demand Police Release Video of Keith Scott Shooting
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has declared a state of emergency in the city of Charlotte.
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.