Michael Slager Indicted for Murder in Walter Scott Shooting

Staff / Truthdig Jun 8, 2015 A South Carolina grand jury has indicted a former police officer for murder in the shooting death of an unarmed black man. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Police Body Cameras Aren’t Enough — We Need More Videos by Witnesses

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 10, 2015 “The case of Walter Scott shows just how valuable a citizen with a camera can be,” writes Morgan Hargrave, a member of a group that trains civilians to expose human rights abuses with video. “We don’t need more video from the police perspective, but more from our own.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

We Don’t Know How Many Civilians Police Shoot and Kill Each Year

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Dec 2, 2014 How many killings are there each year? No one can say for sure, because police departments don't want us to know. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cleveland Police Kill 12-Year-Old African-American Boy Carrying Fake Gun

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Nov 24, 2014 As America continues to reel from the killing of Michael Brown in Missouri, news has spread from Ohio that a black child was shot by local authorities Saturday afternoon while carrying a replica gun at a playground. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

No Justice for Michael Brown

Bill Blum / Truthdig Oct 14, 2014 In the most fundamental sense, there will never be justice for Michael Brown. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Here’s Proof That Police Kill Black Males at a Far Higher Rate Than Their White Counterparts

Staff / Truthdig Oct 13, 2014 A ProPublica analysis of killings by police shows outsize risk for young black males. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

For Black Men in America, There Is No Break From Racism

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Sep 20, 2014 The events of this summer in Ferguson, Mo., highlighted an ugly truth to mainstream Americans: Black men in this country are viewed as so suspicious by law enforcement that they are often shot first and questioned later. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Family Alleges Racism Compelled Utah Police to Shoot Darrien Hunt

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Sep 17, 2014 "They killed my son because he's black," Susan Hunt told a local news outlet after the shooting of her son, 22-year-old Darrien Hunt, by police in Utah. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

After 2 Officers Indicted on Shooting Charges, Dallas Police Call for Body Cameras

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2014 Mandatory body cameras for police officers may not fix everything, but it's a step in the right direction. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Striking Miners Charged in Slayings of Colleagues Shot by Police

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Aug 31, 2012 Despite the fact that video seen around the world clearly showed police firing on the South African miners, their co-workers are the ones who are being charged in the deaths. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Life in the American Slaughterhouse

Staff / Truthdig Jul 30, 2012 We all know about Aurora. We know a lot less about Anaheim and the killing of Manuel Angel Diaz, shot in the back and in the head by that city’s police just a few short hours after the awful Aurora murders. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

London Riots

Manny Francisco, Cagle Cartoons, Manila, The Phillippines Aug 11, 2011 Dig deeper