Race

The Killing of Sonya Massey

Candice Norwood / The 19th Jul 25, 2024 The latest death in the black community at the hands of police reignites calls to #SayHerName. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

NYPD Commissioner Buried Police Brutality Cases

Eric Umansky / ProPublica Jun 29, 2024 New York City’s Police Commissioner Edward Caban has repeatedly used a little-known authority called “retention” to prevent officers accused of misconduct from facing public disciplinary trials. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Public NYPD Discipline Records Keep Disappearing

Sergio Hernandez / ProPublica May 9, 2024 The department’s site for tracking officers’ discipline is shockingly unreliable. Cases against officers frequently vanish for days — sometimes weeks — at a time. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Books

The Sisterhood of Martyrdom

Paul Von Blum / Truthdig Mar 22, 2024 Kimberlé Crenshaw brings the lives of Black female victims of police violence vividly into focus. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

When ‘More Police Training’ Goes Wrong

Tana Ganeva / Truthdig Mar 18, 2024 Why did New Jersey pay a racist ex-cop $75,000 to “educate” its officers on traffic stops? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Race

The Impact of Police Violence on Community Health

Sono Motoyama / MLK50 Jan 31, 2024 The trauma from events, like Tyre Nichols’ killing, not only has a lasting effect, it can compound other chronic illnesses. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Social Justice

The Beautiful Life of Tyre Nichols

Zandria F. Robinson / MLK50 Jan 10, 2024 A Memphis-born writer reflects on his spirit, his gruesome death, his family and the burning left in the rest of us Dig deeper ( 29 Min. Read )

Activism

Not One Tree: Stopping Cop City

Grace Glass, Sasha Tycko / n+1 Dec 8, 2023 Reflections on the efforts to stop Cop City in Atlanta and on the state's efforts to silence voices of dissent. Dig deeper ( 63 Min. Read )

Media

The Baltimore Sun’s Reckoning on Freddie Gray

Justine Barron / FAIR Sep 29, 2023 By assuming the shifting police narrative to be fact, and not seeking independent corroboration, the Sun failed the public in their coverage of the death of Freddie Gray. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Global Voices

‘Woman Life Freedom,’ One Year Later

Kamin Mohammadi / Truthdig Sep 14, 2023 After hundreds killed and thousands jailed, the hijab is still mandatory in Iran. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

DOJ Opens Civil Rights Probe of Memphis in Tyre Nichols Case

Sam Stockard and Anita Wadhwani / Tennessee Lookout Jul 31, 2023 Department of Justice opens civil rights probe of Memphis and Memphis Police Department after Tyre Nichols death case. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Opinion

Welcome to the Predator State

Michael Gould-Wartofsky / TomDispatch Feb 27, 2023 In their warlike tactics, special police units are virtually indistinguishable from their counterparts in the military. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )