Black women deserve much more
Representation is not liberation. The United States is a deeply racist country where even a Kamala Harris victory would not have been enough
When the heroes are racist and authoritarian: Why cop shows have to change
From ‘Starsky and Hutch’ to ‘CSI,’ the relationship between law enforcement and American television has almost always been mutually beneficial. Current events call for a new approach
Ex-officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor hired as a deputy
Taylor was killed in March 2020 when police used a faulty drug warrant to break through her door. Cosgrove fired 16 shots after Taylor’s boyfriend shot an officer
Police reform divides Grand Rapids community where cop killed Black man
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City leaders insist policing reforms ensured protests following the killing of Patrick Lyoya by a white police officer last April did not devolve into violence and destruction. But the community believes the changes have been superficial
Seattle, feds seek to end most oversight of city’s police
Seattle has overhauled virtually all aspects of its police department since DOJ investigators in 2011 found officers were too quick to use force
Kansas City officer who fatally shot a man in 2021 will not be charged with a crime
Some civil rights activists said the shooting of Malcolm Johnson, who was Black, was part of a trend of officers in Missouri’s largest city killing Black men
Kentucky man dies in police custody, family seeks answers
Clarence Wilkerson, who is Black, died while in police custody on March 2 after he was detained by Ashland police officers
Justice Department finds pattern of discriminatory policing in Louisville
The findings are the result of an investigation launched after the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor in 2020