Police Brutality

The policies, practices and attitudes that lead to so many black people being killed by law enforcement have to be confronted.

The instantaneous shift in media coverage and public opinion following the two officers' deaths shows the difficulties that any struggle against racism and police power will inevitably face.

Even the media is not immune in the rare cases it acknowledges there are real issues.

Body cams are an inadequate response to police violence. Real transparency and reform are required.

The institutionalization of racism, slavery, and policing predates the formation of the United States itself.

If Governor Cuomo had signed this bill, it would have been the first time in history that the New York state government overrode a county's authority to prosecute crimes …