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Police Brutality
June 20, 2017
Brandon Harris
Searching for Justice for Samuel DuBose
Two years after his death at the hands of police officer Raymond Tensing, a jury stands poised to deliver a historic verdict.
April 24, 2017
Emily Atkin
Did black lives matter at D.C.’s March for Science?
April 11, 2017
Clio Chang
Why It Matters That the United Dragging Victim Is Asian
The outrage over the incident has largely left out discussion of the man's race. And that's a problem.
April 6, 2017
Magazine
Mark Binelli
The Fire Last Time
An elite police squad was supposed to clean up the streets of 1970s Detroit. Instead, it terrorized African Americans, and turned the city into a battleground.
April 6, 2017
Magazine
Peniel E. Joseph
Why Black Lives Matter Still Matters
Three years after BLM launched a nationwide uprising against police violence, what's next for the movement?
January 19, 2017
Michael Eric Dyson
America’s Blue Wall of Terror
Why black people fear the police, and why white people refuse to believe it.
December 5, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
If you can’t convict Michael Slager for killing Walter Scott, then you can’t convict any cop.
October 17, 2016
Lovia Gyarkye
American law enforcement is finally starting to recognize “past injustices” against communities of color.
October 7, 2016
Nicole Narea
Protecting the Right to Record Police Brutality
Those who have filmed such incidents say they are facing retribution from the cops. Activists say it's time for lawmakers to step in.
October 5, 2016
Sarah Jones
Contain your shock, but Mike Pence is wrong about institutional racism.
October 5, 2016
Nicole Narea
Mike Pence tried to bring back the dog whistle.
September 26, 2016
Nicholas D. Mirzoeff
How the Jim Crow Internet is Pushing Back Against Black Lives Matter
September 23, 2016
Nicole Narea
Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts handed an olive branch to protesters while Governor Pat McCrory maintains his silence.
September 21, 2016
Clio Chang
Police shootings of black men are major news again—just in time for the election.
August 2, 2016
Steven Cohen
Bill Bratton’s gone. What’s next for police reform activists?
August 1, 2016
Steven Cohen
Black Lives Matter has gone beyond reforming the police.
July 26, 2016
Clio Chang
Day two of the DNC will be about police brutality and gun violence.
July 18, 2016
Steven Cohen
How long can Hillary Clinton walk the tight rope of racial justice politics?
July 18, 2016
Steven Cohen
Freddie Gray broke his own neck.
July 11, 2016
John Violanti
Police Officers Pay a High Price for Their Work
Negative public image, chronic stress, and trauma all take a toll on the mental and physical health of officers.
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