Former White Cop: American Policing Is Worse Than Many Think
Vox: "African-Americans are arrested and roughed up by cops at wildly disproportionate rates, relative to both their overall share of the population and the percentage of crimes they…
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Breonna Taylor’s Lawyers: Home Targeted Because of Gentrification, Not Drugs
Breonna Taylor\Gentrification] Taylor's lawyers say the targeting of Breonna Taylor's home had little to do with it being a drug house and everything to do with the city's…
Christopher Columbus Statue Toppled in Baltimore, Thrown into Harbor
NPR: "The marble statue toppled Saturday night depicts Columbus facing east into the rising sun, and was dedicated by former Baltimore Mayor William Donald Schaefer and President Ronald…
Protest to Demand Removal of Francis Eppes’ Statue from FSU Campus
Francis Eppes. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Saturday, July 4, 2020, the Florida State University (FSU) chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), in conjunction with affiliated student organizations,…
What Is The Fourth Of July To George Floyd?: Why Frederick Douglass’ Classic Speech is Timeless
Frederick Douglass. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. The great freedom fighter Frederick Douglass was invited to deliver a speech at Rochester's Corinthian Hall on July 5, 1852, to commemorate Independence…
Way Forward: In Addition To Justice We Will Need Reconciliation
Green: "To see change, we must be active at the federal, state, and local levels to enable leadership that aligns with our values and implements policies that reflect…
No Propaganda: Corporate Media Shouldn’t Serve as Public Relations Firms for the Police
NYPD. Photo Joi Ito, Wikimedia Commons On June 1, I wrote a commentary with 10 suggested policy changes--most are not new-- that must be instituted as part of…
Miami Officer’s Assault on Black Woman Being Investigated Say Officials
Miami-Dade Police Director Alfredo Ramirez: "I am shocked and angered by a body cam video that I just saw involving one of our officers. I’ve immediately initiated an…
Police Unions Are One Primary Problem in Racist American Policing
Vox: "Police unions...have become the most vocal interest group opposing criminal justice reforms... they have, unlike most unions, been profoundly conservative institutions that uphold a particular white ethnic,…
Atlanta Judge Grants Bail to Killer-Cop Murderer of Rayshard Brooks
Tomika Miller: " has already shown he's a danger to the community. The way he stood over my husband and kicked his body...Killing him wasn't enough. They stood…