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 )
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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 )
MICHAEL CASEY / The Associated PressSep 1, 2019
Anger over police shootings and wrongful convictions, often involving African Americans, fuels effort to make police reviews more transparent. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
TOM HAYS and MICHAEL R. SISAK / The Associated PressAug 19, 2019
The case of a dying man's cries of "I can't breathe" helped fuel protests and debate over police use of force against unarmed black men. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Marc Steiner / The Real News NetworkAug 19, 2019
An activist on the front lines reflects on the Umbrella Movement of 2014 and explains why she and millions more have taken to the streets. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigJul 16, 2019
While he says he's not an activist, safety Antone Exum is eager to make his voice heard on his new song "Officer Kaepernick." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Jacqueline Luqman, Stephen Janis and Taya Graham / The Real News NetworkFeb 27, 2019
Time and again, officers are involved in custody deaths that are ruled accidents. A pair of reporters explores how they game the system. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )
Henry Giroux / TruthdigFeb 20, 2019
Malicious ignorance is a willful refusal to reflect enough to do justice to the complexity of an idea and its potential consequences. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
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