eric garner
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How You Can Honor George Floyd's Life With Real Police Reform, Explained
A jury found Derek Chauvin guilty. He is going to jail. Whether or not convicting one man can effect change in the way Black and brown communities are policed is yet to be seen. However, using the momentum of this tragedy to transform the culture of policing does not depend on police chiefs and powerful…
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Jury Finds Derek Chauvin Guilty of All 3 Charges in George Floyd’s Death
The former officer was charged with second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
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Daunte and the Debt Collectors: How the Cops Became Robbers
On Sunday, April 11, 20-year-old Daunte Wright was driving with his girlfriend in Brooklyn Center, Minn., when an armed posse, under the color and authority of the law, recognized the fact that he hadn’t paid for a sticker on his license plate. After stopping Wright for not having the decal that permitted him to drive…
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No Charges for NYPD Officer Seen on Video Kneeling on Black Man's Neck, Despite Law Passed After George Floyd's Death
Challenging police brutality and the lack of accountability for the officers who practice it is a continuing battle, despite the many reforms that have been introduced in the wake of the harrowing George Floyd killing in 2020. The viral video of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on 46-year-old Floyd’s neck during an arrest…
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New York Judge Orders Renewed Inquiry Into the Death of Eric Garner
A judge on New York’s Supreme Court has ordered a new investigation into the death of Eric Garner in 2014, a 43-year-old Black man who was killed after being put in a chokehold by NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo on accusations of selling loose cigarettes. While a widely-circulated video of Garner being brutally held down while…
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How This Week's March on Washington Has Adjusted Its Political and Social Justice Goals to the Coronavirus
On Friday, activists from across the country will commemorate the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington with another demonstration in the nation’s capital, this time centering the victims of state-enabled violence. With police brutality and racial justice issues commanding an unprecedented amount of political and social energy—and with greater support for criminal justice reform…
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NYPD Chief Brags That District Attorneys Won't Prosecute Cops Under New Anti-Chokehold Law
Police have been resisting forcefully to this year’s protests against their practise of brutalizing and killing Black people with impunity, and have also been pushing back against any policy shifts that could require them to face even a modicum accountability for this kind of activity. Lawmakers in New York passed a law last month that…
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NFL Players to Pay Tribute to Victims of Police Brutality With Helmet Decals
Donald Trump is gonna hate the “new” NFL. Washington’s NFL team abandoned its racist-ass name, NFL players are now encouraged to peacefully protest during the national anthem and “Lift Every Voice and Sing”—yes, that “Lift Every Voice and Sing”—will be played during Week 1 games for some inexplicable reason. But one thing that’s really gonna…