Who Gets to Be Black in America?

China Okasi / Truthdig Apr 21, 2015 The lack of room for possibility in identity, the lack of room for people to be dynamic beings, is dangerous -- even cultish. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Black Lives Matter … and Black Jobs Matter, Too

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Apr 16, 2015 Few analysts have made the crucial link between police brutality and economic injustice. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart: Turning the Last Moments of Someone’s Life Into ‘Newsac’ Robs Them of Their Humanity

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 16, 2015 The news media trend of displaying teaser videos with clips of the deaths of Walter Scott and Eric Garner on loops is despicable at best And, as "The Daily Show" host points out, it's a trend we have to "nip in the bud, because it's not going anywhere The ubiquity of cellphones is far outpacing police awareness of the ubiquity of cellphones". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: 2016, Barack and Raul, Murder in South Carolina

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 11, 2015 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other “Left, Right & Center” panelists discuss the 2016 presidential hopefuls coming into view: Rand Paul, Hillary Clinton and Marco Rubio. Also, President Obama and Cuban leader Raul Castro talk on the phone, and why isn’t police brutality being discussed on the campaign trail? 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 )

‘Democracy Now!’ Co-Host Asks: How Many Shooting Videos Must We Endure?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 10, 2015 As evidence of the police killing of South Carolina man Walter Scott continues to pile up, “Democracy Now!” co-host Juan González asks in a column for the New York Daily News, "How many more heartbreaking videos of cops killing black males must we endure?” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

South Carolina Cop Radioed Dubious Taser Claim Six Seconds After Shooting Victim (Audio and Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 9, 2015 Six seconds after firing his final shot, the police officer who killed South Carolinian Walter Scott radioed colleagues and claimed Scott had “grabbed my Taser.” A video taken by a witness suggests the unarmed man did not possess the stun gun at any point. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

South Carolina Police Officer Arrested for Killing Black Man (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 8, 2015 Relatives of a South Carolina man killed by a police officer while running away have called for justice following the shooting -- the latest in a series of killings of black men by U.S. cops. "Democracy Now!" reviews footage of the killing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )