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May 11, 2018
Matt Ford
Starbucks, Yale, and the Abuse of 911 Against Black Americans
Many whites see the police as a tool to enforce a certain racial order.
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.
July 14, 2016
Kyle Swenson
Cleveland’s Blame Game Before the Trumpocalypse
Instead of planning properly for a raucous RNC, the city and its police are bracing for catastrophe—and fighting over who will shoulder the blame.
February 11, 2016
Adam Peck
Cleveland wants Tamir Rice’s family to pay for the inconvenience of having their son shot and killed.
January 20, 2016
Jamil Smith
The Tamir Rice grand jury decision just got even more infuriating.
December 31, 2015
Jamil Smith
Lawmakers are trying to fix what went wrong in the Tamir Rice case.
December 29, 2015
Jamil Smith
The Tamir Rice Rule
Cleveland’s prosecutor made a mockery of the process for adjudicating police-involved killings. Here's how to fix it.
December 29, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Cleveland.com disables comments on all stories related to Tamir Rice to stem the “cesspool of hate.”
December 28, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Critics slam Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish’s misuse of a Martin Luther King Jr. quote as unrest roils in the wake of the Tamir Rice non-indictment.
December 28, 2015
Jamil Smith
No one will go to jail for shooting and killing Tamir Rice.
December 15, 2015
Jamil Smith
Loretta Lynch needs to help Tamir Rice’s family.
December 7, 2015
Jamil Smith
Families of Police Victims Need to Go on Offense
Victims of police violence are tried in the court of public opinion along with the cops who killed them. Tamir Rice's mother isn't taking that lying down.
November 23, 2015
Jamil Smith
Donald Trump’s Recipe for More Tamir Rices
One year after a black Cleveland preteen was killed by a cop, the GOP front-runner is fostering a culture of racial suspicion.
November 17, 2015
PodcastIntersection
Intersection Episode 9: Tamir Rice Has Been Dead for a Year
Host Jamil Smith looks back at the police killing of a 12-year-old boy in his hometown, Cleveland.
May 4, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Tamir Rice's Body Still Isn't Buried Because the Criminal Investigation Keeps Dragging On
December 10, 2014
Jonathan Zimmerman
LeBron and Kobe's "I Can't Breathe" Shirts Aren't Brave Enough. They Should Start a Boycott Instead.

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