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In an NPR interview, the poet discusses race in America and reads a poem she wrote in the aftermath of the deaths of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, who were shot and killed by police officers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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What if there were a magical place where blacks could escape the indignities, dangers and inconveniences of racism? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigMar 1, 2014
"My Brother's Keeper" has a much nicer ring than "Stop and Frisk." It also promises to be a more effective, less self-defeating way to address the interlocking social and economic crises afflicting young men of color. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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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 )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigDec 8, 2013
The Los Angeles record of New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio's appointee as police commissioner suggests street searches will remain central to policing but possibly improved through better targeting and community relations. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigNov 6, 2013
By trumpeting economic and civil rights issues, New York Public Advocate Bill de Blasio got himself elected Tuesday night to the highest office in the biggest city in America. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigNov 1, 2013
A federal appeals court blocked a judge's ruling that the New York Police Department's controversial stop-and-frisk policy was unconstitutional and ordered she be removed from the case. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 13, 2013
This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The latest developments in Syria, Michael Bloomberg cries racism, the uncompassionate detention of Lynne Stewart and Robert Scheer remembers the late Saul Landau. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 24, 2013
New York City mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio told Bhaskar Sunkara of Jacobin magazine that he disapproved of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's handling of the Occupy protests and that if he were elected, he would appoint an independent official to monitor the NYPD and lead the effort to strengthen unions. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigAug 20, 2013
For all who believe in colorblind justice -- and want to see fewer African-American and Hispanic men caught up in the system -- there are two items of good news. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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