Former California cops charged with assaulting unarmed teen
“Those who violate their oath to protect and serve discredit the good work law enforcement strives to do every day.”
LAPD releases videos of officer-involved shooting inside Burlington
“We at the LAPD would like to express our most heartfelt condolences and profound regret for the loss of this innocent victim, Valentina Orellana-Peralta.”
SB 4 lawsuit: Texas immigration law violates U.S. constitution
“Not only will SB 4 lead to wholesale racial profiling, it is so vaguely written that local officials and law enforcement agencies are essentially left to guess whether their policies and practices would violate the law.”
New Jersey police chief charged with drunk driving and fleeing after crash
Bordentown Township Police Chief Brian Pesce has also been placed on restricted duty.
Mistrial declared in murder case against Ray Tensing
Within the past week, Tensing has become the third police officer avoiding criminal charges after fatally shooting a black man.
Asking the oppressed to be nonviolent is an impossible standard that ignores history
"Only after the threat of black violence emerged did civil rights legislation move to the forefront of the national agenda."
Does Baltimore #BlackLivesMatter Activist Have a Shot at Becoming Mayor?
Activists turned politicians are nothing new. Just look at Bernie Sanders.
After Las Vegas, these are the questions that can bring us peace
If we can stop clinging to stories that obscure the truth of what happened, then what follows easily is, How can I help?
Stepping forward to lead on Indigenous rights
Indigenous women will not sit idly by while their rights to their lands are violated—the lands that sustain them and are part of who they are as Indigenous Peoples.
Our food system is racist: Here’s how to fix it
Racism still stands in the way of a good-food revolution.