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Police Brutality
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DOJ Report Concludes Ferguson Is Unconstitutional, Racist and Profit-Driven
On Wednesday, the DOJ found that the Ferguson Police Department was poorly trained and racially-biased.
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Must Reform the Entire System to Achieve Racial Justice
The Obama administration has begun making important changes to end racial profiling, emphasize community-oriented policing and de-militarize police forces.
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Evaluating Police Psychology: Who Passes the Test?
With no national standards for screening police applicants, psychologists rely on tests unlikely to predict aggression.
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Trial of LAPD Officer for the Death of Alesia Thomas Set to Begin This Month
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck says he made the decision to recommend the charges against O'Callaghan after reviewing the tape of the incident along with the report of the Board …
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A History of Killing Black Men and Getting Away With It
If we don't address past as well as recent police shootings, the US is telling black men that their lives don't matter.
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Bill Moyers | The Fiery Cage and the Lynching Tree, Brutality’s Never Far Away
Between 1882 and 1968, there were 4,743 recorded lynchings in the US.
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Jesse Hagopian: “I Was Pepper-Sprayed by Seattle Police on MLK Day“
"I was on the phone with my mom to arrange my pick-up when a searing pain shot through my ears, nostril and eyes, and spread across my face."
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Reverend Billy Files $500k Claim for False Arrest and Defamation at Grand Central Vigil
Metropolitan Transit Authority spokesperson told media that Reverend "got physical" and "attacked police."
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The New “Oppressed People’s Movement”: Can the Tide of Resistance Continue?
How can the mass uprisings in the wake of recent police violence come together?
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Declaration: the Right of Peoples to Self-determination and Building a Multipolar World
We call upon the people of the United States to take activities of the police under their control and demand investigation into the atrocities committed by the police officers!