Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigDec 4, 2014
The doublethink of domination and victimhood is central to the pathology of white supremacy in the U.S. It is used to dupe and confuse us into believing that there is nuance in brutality and justice in murder. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigNov 26, 2014
As for why Wilson pursued and fired at Michael Brown when the unarmed teenager was running away, he said, "My job isn't to just sit and wait." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigOct 3, 2014
When people of color, especially black Americans, are constantly treated with suspicion by both society and law enforcement, they are expected to just take it silently and "file that complaint later." Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigSep 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 )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigSep 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 )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigAug 7, 2014
"I can't breathe" was one of the last things 44-year-old Eric Garner said after being arrested by New York Police Department officers and placed in what appears, in a bystander's video, to be a chokehold. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 3, 2014
New York City's newly installed mayor, Bill de Blasio, has tapped Bill Bratton to run the NYPD under his watch, and the returning chief stepped up Thursday with a plan to target and reduce one of the most controversial tactics practiced by the city's police force. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigJul 31, 2013
Twenty-three years after an L.A. sheriff's deputy shot and killed a quiet, much-loved veteran, too many people still can’t move beyond their stereotypical view of race. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJun 10, 2013
A 64-year-old retired firefighter was arrested and charged with drunk driving even though tests showed that he had a blood alcohol level of 0.00 and a drug recognition officer said the man was completely sober. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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