police brutality
Police Departments Surveilled Activists in the 1960s and 70s — and Erased The Records
"Just as police tracked civil rights, Black Power, feminist, and anti-war protesters in the 1960s and ‘70s, today they snoop on organizers taking a stand against ICE, Israel’s war on Palestine, and Atlanta’s Cop City."
By Joshua Clark Davis
How the George Floyd Protests Prepared Us for This Moment of State Violence
Our collective actions are part of an ongoing struggle and resistance, not a final resting place.
By Olayemi Olurin
How to Sniff Out ‘Copaganda’: When the Police and the Media Manipulate Our News
"By cherry-picking anecdotes, news reports can distort our interpretation of the world."
By Alec Karakatsanis
Understanding MLK’s Deep Personal History With Police Brutality and Racism
Dr. King was arrested 29 times and assaulted by the police on many occasions.
By Jeanne Theoharis
How Police Put Autistic People Like My Brother in Danger
Police interactions put young people like my brother at risk.
By Nancy A. Parker
Sonya Massey And Kamala Harris Are Two Sides of America’s Police Crisis
Both lives are woven into a culture of violence against people of color.
By Angie Jaime
We Opened an Abolitionist School. Then They Jailed One of Our Own.
"How can we push back today on this repression and the ideas that underpin it?"
By W.E.B. Du Bois Movement School for Abolition & Reconstruction
The Crackdown on the Stop Cop City Movement Is a Warning Sign
Stop Cop City protesters are being charged with domestic terrorism.
By Jamila Osman
Ryan Gainer, 15-Year-Old Shot by Sheriff’s Deputy, Sparks Viral TikTok Tribute
"He was just a kid."
By Lex McMenamin
Andy Ngô and Ann Coulter Think It’s Cool to Dunk on the Dead
People don’t need right-wing social media campaigns against their loved ones who have died, regardless of their politics, thanks.
By Lex McMenamin
Nigeria’s Youth Are Standing Up Against Corruption and Police Brutality
Young Nigerians have been shot at and killed in the demand for their rights.
By Zainab Onuh-Yahaya
‘The Tampa Five’ Face Years in Prison After Campus Protests
The students and staffer were arrested during protests against the DeSantis administration.
By Sierra Lyons
Anti-Black and Anti-Arab Racism Are At the Heart of France’s Mass Protests
Thousands of young protesters have been arrested and detained.
By Romaissaa Benzizoune
Though LGBTQ+ People Are Under Attack, It's Still No Cops at Pride
"If you look at the suppression of our communities, you will find the marks of policing at every step."
By Lex McMenamin
Armed School Police Make Schools Less Safe for Black Girls
"When schools prioritize care over criminalization, students feel safer and more engaged."
By Sabrina Bernadel
A Brief Timeline of School Segregation in the US
From the end of the Civil War to today
By Jameelah Nasheed
Memphis's Special Police Unit Is Over – But It's Only One of Many
Plainclothes units like SCORPION are on the rise again after 2020's policing protests.
By Lex McMenamin
12 Things You May Not Know About Rosa Parks
Parks spent her life “rebelling against second-class citizenship.”
By Jeanne Theoharis
Black Cops Are Still Cops
The Black officers who killed Tyre Nichols are part of a racist, violent system.
By Olayemi Olurin