Apr 22
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A jury found Derek Chauvin guilty. He is going to jail.
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Apr 21
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On Tuesday, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd. It was a small…
Apr 16
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Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, one of the Louisville, Ky., police officers involved in the shooting death of Breonna…
Apr 14
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74-Year-Old Black Woman Sues Oklahoma City Cops Who She Said Broke Her Arm During Arrest Last Summer
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When we talk about systemic racism in policing, we’re not just talking about shootings, lethal chokeholds and…
Apr 14
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Two North Carolina police officers have been suspended pending an investigation into an incident partially caught on…
Apr 14
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Kim Potter, the now-former Brooklyn Center, Minn., police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright during a traffic…
Apr 14
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A Black former police officer in the Buffalo Police Department who was fired in 2008 after she stopped a white cop…
Apr 12
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White America is exhausting. Their racism is maddening. Their reasonings, their faux outrage, their hatred for Colin…
Apr 10
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At this point, I really only have one question for police officers across the nation: Why are you like this?
Apr 9
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Challenging police brutality and the lack of accountability for the officers who practice it is a continuing battle,…
Apr 8
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Another day, another incident of taxpayers holding the bag for police officers who treat members of the public…
Apr 7
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From the death of Daniel Prude to the pepper-spraying of a 9-year-old Black girl, one thing is becoming increasingly…
Apr 5
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Another Black family is mourning a loved one and calling on the justice system to hold police officers criminally…
Apr 4
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It appears that a lot of police officers think that being led in a car chase justifies them beating the shit out of…
Mar 30
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As we watch with bated breath, and not a little bit of apprehension, for the outcome of the high-profile trial of…
Mar 21
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Last week, The Root reported that the Austin, Texas, police officer who fatally shot 42-year-old Michael Ramos in…
Mar 20
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Judge Peter Cahill, who is presiding over the trial of ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin—who is charged…
Mar 18
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Attorneys for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin are requesting that a jury be allowed to see evidence…
Mar 14
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The “back the blue” community would have us all believe that police brutality is a rare occurrence. But if that’s…
Mar 13
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Today marks exactly one year since Breonna Taylor was shot and killed in Louisville, Ky., by reckless police…