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Prisons & Policing
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.
“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.