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Police Violence
Brelo Decision Presents a Crucial Organizing Moment for Young Black Clevelanders
Despite officials' fears, Cleveland has remained calm since the acquittal of Officer Michael Brelo.
Recognizing Genocide and Moving Toward Liberation: Not Counting Mexicans and Indians, Part II
We must take a deeper look at US state violence against Brown and Indigenous people.
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Body Cameras Are Not Pointed at the Police; They’re Pointed at You
Civil rights advocates warn body cameras are no substitute for comprehensive police reform and may even threaten civil liberties.
Chicago Just Became the First US City to Pay Reparations to Victims of Police Torture
For nearly 20 years, officers of the Chicago Police Department tortured more than 100 people. How survivors and their lawyers won a decades-long fight.
From Belfast to Baltimore, Police Tactics Spread. Can Justice Go Global?
The police tactics a far-off stranger is facing today just may be what you're up against tomorrow.
How Data Can Help Fight Police Violence
In 2014, Black people in the US were nearly three times more likely than Whites to be killed by police.
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Edmund Perry 30 Years Later: A Harlem Retrospective
Today, you'll pretty much find much of the same on the news - pictures of black males killed by police and uprisings.
Jewish Voice for Peace Speaks on White Racial Justice Organizing in Black Lives Matter Times
The national organization has transformed years of training into its most powerful actions ever to support racial justice organizing.
Black Lives Matter’s Patrisse Cullors on Creating a New Economy of Nonviolence
Black Lives Matter's Patrisse Cullors speaks about her violent childhood and the “economy of violence.”
More Than 100 Wounded in Brutal Police Reaction to Teachers’ Strike in South of Brazil
The clashes were the result of violent acts by the military police against public servants, mostly teachers of the state of Parana.