The Stomach-Turning Numbers Behind America’s Police Violence

By Celisa Calacal / AlterNet Jul 5, 2017 Data indicates law enforcement officials have killed nearly 500 people this year alone. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Thousands Protest Acquittal of Officer in Fatal Shooting of Philando Castile

Emma Niles / Truthdig Jun 17, 2017 Friday's verdict in the 2016 shooting sparks protest throughout Minnesota and an outpouring of emotion online. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Police Officer Who Fatally Shot Philando Castile During Traffic Stop Is Acquitted

Staff / Truthdig Jun 17, 2017 Officer Jeronimo Yanez is cleared on all charges by a jury nearly a year after part of the lethal encounter was streamed online. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Is Policing in America Racially Biased? Watch This Debate Video and See if Your Opinion Shifts

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 12, 2017 A legal scholar and a cop-turned-reform-advocate face off against a journalist and a cop-turned-lawyer on the hot question of whether American law enforcement is racist. Dig deeper ( 73 Min. Read )

America Has Two Types of Gun Laws — One for Blacks and One for Whites

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Sep 26, 2016 Our gun laws should be changed. Until then, however, they must be enforced equally. Does the National Rifle Association disagree? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Standing Firm in the Face of Violence

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Sep 22, 2016 With police killings of unarmed black men almost a weekly occurrence in the U.S., we must not let our trauma weaken our resolve to insist on—and organize for—racial justice. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Also Not Standing

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Why Are Police So Afraid of Bold, Black Women Like Korryn Gaines?

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Aug 6, 2016 It is incredible that during this time of heightened public awareness of police brutality, officers continue to behave with impunity. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Cornel West: Obama ‘Has No Backbone to Fight for Justice’

Staff / Truthdig Jul 16, 2016 In an opinion piece published by The Guardian, the scholar and activist explains how the president has failed to confront systemic racism and how this legacy will haunt the country. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Barack Obama Helped Us Peer Into the Racial Divide

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jul 16, 2016 It may take years to fully appreciate how dramatically this presidency has bent the arc of history toward justice. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Lawyer Glenda Hatchett Will ‘Aggressively Pursue Justice’ for the Family of Philando Castile

Staff / Truthdig Jul 14, 2016 The former court-show judge who now has her own law firm announced she would “aggressively pursue justice” for the family of Philando Castile, killed by police in Minnesota last week. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Amazing Nonbinary Brain (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Jul 14, 2016 Support for Black Lives Matter does not equal support for killing police officers, obviously. Dig deeper