Sam Stockard and Anita Wadhwani / Tennessee LookoutJul 31, 2023
Department of Justice opens civil rights probe of Memphis and Memphis Police Department after Tyre Nichols death case. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Michael Gould-Wartofsky / TomDispatchFeb 27, 2023
In their warlike tactics, special police units are virtually indistinguishable from their counterparts in the military. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
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MLK50 Staff / MLK50: Justice Through JournalismJan 27, 2023
A primer for those unfamiliar with Memphis's' history of demonstrations—and police’s history of surveillance. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / IMIJan 20, 2023
There is much data suggesting that more police funding means more violence and death. And yet, police departments remain flush with cash. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
By Max Moran / Independent Media InstituteDec 13, 2019
The South Bend, Ind., mayor is getting the media scrutiny expected of a front-runner, and his Midwestern golden boy act isn’t holding up. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
By Melina Abdullah and Rashad RobinsonDec 7, 2019
Jackie Lacey, who oversees the largest prosecutorial office in the nation, has a pattern of neglecting black, brown and poor Angelenos. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigDec 2, 2019
The post-Civil War laws that oppressed blacks aren’t dead. They have just been updated for 21st-century America. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
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