The New ‘Black Codes’

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 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 )

Some Blacks See a Racial Double Standard in Kavanaugh Case

JESSE J. HOLLAND / The Associated Press Oct 2, 2018 The Times Picayune's Jarvis DeBerry and others wonder why the crimes of young African-Americans are so rarely treated as youthful folly. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Whiting Out Black Lives Matter

Melina Abdullah / Truthdig Aug 9, 2017 Mainstream media ignores BLM as Trump uses weapons of mass distraction. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

One Officer Involved in Tamir Rice Case Is Fired, Another Suspended

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2017 Cleveland police officials' disciplinary moves against the two officers aren't a direct result of the 2014 killing of the 12-year-old African-American boy. Rice's mother calls the latest actions "deeply disappointing." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Is Policing in America Racially Biased? Watch This Debate Video and See if Your Opinion Shifts

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 12, 2017 A legal scholar and a cop-turned-reform-advocate face off against a journalist and a cop-turned-lawyer on the hot question of whether American law enforcement is racist. Dig deeper ( 73 Min. Read )

What Does It Take to Get a Police Officer Punished for Killing an Unarmed Black Man?

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Dec 9, 2016 A jury in North Charleston, S.C., could not agree that Michael Slager committed a crime when he fired five shots into Walter Scott's back, forcing the judge in the case to declare a mistrial. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Also Not Standing

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Terror, Tennis Balls and Tamir Rice

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jul 21, 2016 At the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, a large contingent of Indiana State Police, riot cops and police on horseback was deployed to contain 15 women and one man from Code Pink and their 500 tennis balls. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Racism Fueled Outrage Over Cincinnati Gorilla Killing

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jun 2, 2016 In comparison with a hundred other news stories from around the world of social, political and human significance, the gorilla story was utterly insignificant. A kid's life was at stake, and the gorilla was killed. That is as it should be. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Fight for Police Reform in Chicago Gets a Boost as Voters Oust State’s Attorney (Audio)

Emma Niles / Truthdig Mar 18, 2016 After demonstrations by Black Lives Matter over the 2014 police killing of Laquan McDonald, Chicago-area voters rejected longtime official Anita Alvarez in a primary this week. Sonali Kolhatkar speaks to journalist Sarah Macaraeg about political activism in the city. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

VIDEO: So You Aren’t Racist. Good, but It’s Not Enough.

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2016 Nonracism is a “moral stance, an entire code for living your life and dealing with all the injustice in the world by not doing a damn thing,” says author Marlon James. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Most Important Issues for Activists in 2016: An Interview With Kevin Zeese

Staff and Kevin Zeese / Truthdig Jan 8, 2016 The longtime political activist pinpoints what activists should be paying attention to in the new year, including the killing of people of color by the government through police violence, the climate crisis and the duopoly scam of American politics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )