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Federal Investigation Lays Bare How Baltimore Police Systematically Abuse Black Residents’ Civil Rights
It took an uprising to bring attention to the rampant racism of the city police department.
Korryn Gaines Blackout Signals Expansion of Law Enforcement’s Special Relationship With Facebook
Facebook has wide legal discretion, in blocking and removing content, and in providing data on users to law enforcement.
A Radical Plan for an Economy That Makes Black Lives Matter
Seeking to take on all of the threats to Black lives, the Movement For Black Lives is creating a banner for the Black working class fight.
Handcuffed While Dying: Police Killing of Black Teenager Paul O’Neal Sparks Protests in Chicago
Chicago is once again rocked by protests over police brutality.
How We Report on Structural Racism Can Hurt Us — or Heal Us
Many headlines are contributing to a polarized society, but media can play an important role in revealing our shared humanity.
Black Lives, Blue Lives and the Fight Over the Criminal Legal System in the US
The RNC and DNC have two different perspectives on the shootings of unarmed Black people.
Police Incitement Against Black Lives Matter Is Putting Protesters in Danger
Minneapolis is a case study in how police hate speech fosters a climate of violence.
Danny Glover and Bernie Delegate Larry Hamm: The Sanders Movement Must Stay Mobilized to Push Change
The address at the DNC from mothers whose unarmed children were killed by law enforcement, or due to gun violence, marked an extraordinary moment.
Official Malice: One Man’s Violent Encounter With the Michigan Department of Natural Resources
James Anderson recalls being violently confronted by a conservation officer in Michigan.
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Federal “Blue Lives Matter” Legislation Picks Up Steam, Advances Myth That Cops Are Under Threat
The Blue Lives Matter Act and its sister laws are contrary to statistical evidence.