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![Michael Brown Sr., the father of 18-year-old Michael Brown who was shot dead by a police officer, speaks to neighbors as he distributes turkey for Thanksgiving where his son was killed in Ferguson, Missouri, on November 22, 2014.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/02/2023_0206-michael-brown-sr-400x300.jpg)
Cori Bush Invites Father of Ferguson’s Michael Brown to State of the Union
The 2014 police killing of Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, sparked mass protests that lasted over a year.
![Demonstrators protest following the release of a police video showing officers beating Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 27, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/02/2023_0206-end-police-terror-400x300.jpg)
Police-Perpetrated Killings Are Public Executions — We Must Abolish Them
The normalization of extrajudicial killings is a hallmark of fascism where police assume the powers of judge and jury.
![A demonstrator stomps on the window of an NYPD car as people protest the death of Tyre Nichols on January 27, 2023 in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-1460129538-400x300.jpg)
“Broken Windows Policing” Gave Rise to SCORPION Unit That Killed Tyre Nichols
Broken windows policing reflects racialized assumptions about what is disorder and which communities are disorderly.
![Supporters of Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro invade Planalto Presidential Palace in Brasilia on January 8, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/02/H2-Cop-City-3-400x300.jpg)
Atlanta’s “Cop City” Moves Forward as 19 People Face Domestic Terrorism Charges
The flimsy charges appear to be part of a strategy to undermine the protest movement, says reporter Alleen Brown.
![A woman speaks during a protest following the shooting death of Manuel Teran during a police raid on their encampment inside Weelaunee People's Park, the site of the proposed 'Cop City' training facility, earlier in the week, on January 21, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/02/2023_0202-cop-city-400x300.jpg)
Mayor Attempts to Reframe “Cop City” as Environmentally Beneficial
Andre Dickens announced a new “compromise,” but critics say the plan is a ploy to distract opposition to the project.
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As Mourners Gather for Tyre Nichols’s Funeral, Calls Grow for Abolition
Abolitionist Andrea Ritchie and Howard University Professor Justin Hansford discuss the need for structural change.
![Riot police fire tear gas at demonstrators during a protest against the government of President Dina Boluarte, in Lima, Peru, on January 20, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/01/2023_0131-police-peru-400x300.jpg)
House Democrats Condemn Peru’s Crackdown, Push Biden to Cut Off Security Aid
The letter came days after police killed a demonstrator in Lima, where protests have swelled in recent days.
![Demonstrators protest the killing of Tyre Nichols on January 28, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/01/GettyImages-1460352550-400x300.jpg)
Memphis Police Shutter SCORPION Unit, Activists Say That’s Not Enough
Similarly violent "special units" have been established in police forces throughout the country.
![A photo of Manuel "Tortuguita" Terán, who was shot and killed by a Georgia state trooper, is seen on a makeshift memorial in Weelaunee People's park on January 21, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/01/GettyImages-1246580805-400x300.jpg)
Fred Hampton and Mumia’s Stories Shed Light on Tortuguita, Julia Wright Says
Veteran Black Panther Julia Wright explains what we should remember about the past in order to understand this moment.
![Tyre Nichols’ Killing Is Part of Police Brutality Crisis Facing Black Residents](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/01/SEG1_Amber-Tyre-Split-400x300.jpg)
Tyre Nichols Is Another Victim of the Police Brutality Crisis Black People Face
“We have experienced this same kind of violence over and over and over again in our communities,” says Amber Sherman.