Truthout
Police Brutality
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William Rivers Pitt | Trying to Breathe in These “Post-Racial” United States
We all like to believe in the concept of progress, but Michael Brown and Eric Garner are dead today with no consequences.
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Portland Photo Distracts From the Real Problems of Race
People of goodwill cannot alone overcome the structural violence of racism.
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Stop Police Officers From Killing Our Children
I'll never get my son back, but if I raise my voice along with the voices of other mothers who have experienced unbearable loss, perhaps we'll be able to …
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The Prejudicial System
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The Fallacy of Right-Wing Appeals to Race in Criminal Justice Reform
Ferguson and cities across the world took to the streets in continued protest of the police homicide of Mike Brown and a seemingly endless list of mostly young Black …
Repression, Resistance and Rebellion in Police State Ferguson
After claiming to be a democracy that respects the people's right to assemble, speak, and protest, the government has deployed dozens of police, spies, and military organizations that have …
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Unbelievable: Cleveland Cops Who Killed Unarmed Black Suspects Sue, Claiming They’re Victims of Racial Discrimination
A group of nine Cleveland police officers involved in a 2012 incident in which 137 shots were fired and two unarmed African American suspects were killed, is suing the …
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Black and White
Watchdog Group Files DOJ Complaint Against Dallas Police, Alleging Racial Pattern of Excessive Force
The group claims Dallas police have participated in a pattern of excessive deadly force against Black and Latino people.
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Who Will Police the Police?
It's time to bring community policing back to the United States.