Race

Empty Promises: Five Years After the Death of George Floyd

Alexis Wray, Eden Turner, Sabreen Dawud / The 19th May 23, 2025 Activists were once hopeful that outrage over Floyd's death would improve racial equity for Black Americans. Now they worry the country is going in the opposite direction. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Activism

Challenging Police Impunity Under Trump

Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan / DemocracyNow! May 9, 2025 Holding law enforcement accountable has become more difficult as the Justice Department moves to stem oversight of problematic departments. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Politics

‘Fund the Police’ Backfired — and Gave Trump More Power Than Ever

Jerry Iannelli / The Appeal Nov 15, 2024 Democrats spent the last four years running away from police reform — handing a dangerous man an even stronger police and surveillance state. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Race

The Killing of Sonya Massey

Candice Norwood / The 19th Jul 25, 2024 The latest death in the black community at the hands of police reignites calls to #SayHerName. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

NYPD Commissioner Buried Police Brutality Cases

Eric Umansky / ProPublica Jun 29, 2024 New York City’s Police Commissioner Edward Caban has repeatedly used a little-known authority called “retention” to prevent officers accused of misconduct from facing public disciplinary trials. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Public NYPD Discipline Records Keep Disappearing

Sergio Hernandez / ProPublica May 9, 2024 The department’s site for tracking officers’ discipline is shockingly unreliable. Cases against officers frequently vanish for days — sometimes weeks — at a time. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Books

The Sisterhood of Martyrdom

Paul Von Blum / Truthdig Mar 22, 2024 Kimberlé Crenshaw brings the lives of Black female victims of police violence vividly into focus. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

When ‘More Police Training’ Goes Wrong

Tana Ganeva / Truthdig Mar 18, 2024 Why did New Jersey pay a racist ex-cop $75,000 to “educate” its officers on traffic stops? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Race

The Impact of Police Violence on Community Health

Sono Motoyama / MLK50 Jan 31, 2024 The trauma from events, like Tyre Nichols’ killing, not only has a lasting effect, it can compound other chronic illnesses. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Social Justice

The Beautiful Life of Tyre Nichols

Zandria F. Robinson / MLK50 Jan 10, 2024 A Memphis-born writer reflects on his spirit, his gruesome death, his family and the burning left in the rest of us Dig deeper ( 29 Min. Read )

Activism

Not One Tree: Stopping Cop City

Grace Glass, Sasha Tycko / n+1 Dec 8, 2023 Reflections on the efforts to stop Cop City in Atlanta and on the state's efforts to silence voices of dissent. Dig deeper ( 63 Min. Read )

Media

The Baltimore Sun’s Reckoning on Freddie Gray

Justine Barron / FAIR Sep 29, 2023 By assuming the shifting police narrative to be fact, and not seeking independent corroboration, the Sun failed the public in their coverage of the death of Freddie Gray. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )