police
"SNL" Alum Jay Pharoah Says a Police Officer Knelt on His Neck After Stopping Him
“We should not have to fear going to the grocery store, going to get some gas, running down the street.”
By De Elizabeth
Meet the Groups Who've Been Fighting to Abolish Minneapolis Police
“Our work now is about ensuring that this conversation goes past reform."
By Mary Retta
Portland Public Schools Cut Ties With Local Police Department
Let’s hear it for #PoliceFreeSchools.
By Kaylen Ralph
How to Support the Protesters Demanding Justice for George Floyd
These are the bail funds and organizations to know.
By De Elizabeth and Jewel Wicker
The Protests Are Changing How People Think About Police
The national conversation is shifting.
By Lucy Diavolo
We Know Exactly What Causes Riots
A 1968 report commissioned by LBJ explains what's happening right now.
By Jameelah Nasheed
Atlanta HBCU Students Worried They'd Die During Police Encounter
Now 6 officers have been charged in connection to the incident.
By Jameelah Nasheed
Minneapolis Public Schools Are Cutting Ties With City Police
The community has demanded this for years.
By Emily Bloch
The Minneapolis Rebellion, According to the People Living It
"The choppers and sirens have been putting the city to sleep."
By Lucy Diavolo
The University of Minnesota Is Cutting Some Ties With Minneapolis Police
The move comes after it was demanded by student body president Jael Kerandi.
By Lucy Diavolo
Thousands Protested the Death of George Floyd in Minneapolis
Video shows an officer with his knee on Floyd's neck for several minutes.
By Lucy Diavolo
Central Park Video Shows White Woman Threatening a Black Man With a Police Call
“We live in an age of Ahmaud Arbery.”
By Lucy Diavolo
Moms 4 Housing Is Winning Their Fight for Housing Rights
After a viral police raid, the group says it's working on what to do with its new property.
By Taylor Crumpton
I Saw the Damage of Bloomberg's Stop and Frisk Policies Firsthand
Melissa Mark-Viverito was an NYC councilwoman at the time.
By Melissa Mark-Viverito
Young New Yorkers Are Fighting to Transform the MTA
“The reason people are jumping turnstiles is because they don’t have the money."
By S. Baum
MTA's Fare Evasion Crackdown Is War on the Poor
But #SwipeItForward offers a tool of resistance.
By Ragini Srikrishna