End Qualified Immunity for Police, Defund Part of Police Budget
Geiger: "With uprisings sweeping the country in the wake of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor’s murders at the hands of racist police officers, it’s clear that systemic racism…
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NY Rep. Hakeem Jeffries: Pass the Justice in Policing Act
The bill will hold police accountable, improve transparency in policing and create meaningful, structural change to help eradicate police brutality. Photo: C-SPAN Screenshot NY Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is…
House Judiciary Chairman: Culture of American Policing Must Change
Nadler: "Our hearts ache for the loss of George Floyd and Eric Garner. They ache for Breonna Taylor, for Amadou Diallo, for Tamir Rice, for LaQuan McDonald, for…
Police Bureaucracy Built on Racist Brutality is the Problem Not “Bad Apples”
Karakatsanis: "Politicians respond to the fallout by pledging more recruitment and training of 'good cops,' better 'community policing' practices, and rewritten 'use of force' policies. These pledges are…
NY State Assembly Passage of ‘Police-STAT Act’ Celebrated by Police Reform Group
Carolyn Martinez-Class: “New York is finally on the cusp of collecting and publicly reporting critical policing data from departments throughout the state so communities, advocates and lawmakers can…
ATLANTA HAWKS ON SYSTEMIC RACISM: “WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE A STAND”
Atlanta Hawks: As an organization, we have vowed to use our platform and influence to register voters...We hold ourselves accountable to be leaders in our community and will…
BRONX POLICE BRUTALITY MARCH AND RALLY TO BE HELD TODAY
Until Freedom: “We are marching to show our solidarity as a borough, for the right of people who are born and raised here to be free from police…
HUNDREDS IN HARLEM GATHER AT BREONNA TAYLOR’S BIRTHDAY VIGIL
Taylor has become a nationwide face representing the many black women who continue to be victims of injustice. Photo: YouTube Breonna Taylor: killed by Louisville killer-cops while she…
NFL COMMISSIONER GOODELL: “WE WERE WRONG FOR NOT LISTENING…BLACK LIVES MATTER”
Goodell: "We the National Football League admit we were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest. We the…
RUTGERS STUDY: POLICE VIOLENCE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG YOUNG BLACK MEN
Rutgers University-Newark study: "The disproportionate killing of Black suspects is a police problem, not a white police problem." Photo: PBS screenshot Rutgers University-Newark study: Police violence is a…