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Oct 17

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News10/17/19

Black Woman Wins $205,000 Settlement After Charging Texas Cop Yanked Out Her Tampon in the Middle of the Street

Dara Sharif

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Sep 16

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Criminal Justice9/16/19

Strangers Chip In When Oklahoma Mom Who Got 12 Years for Selling $30 Worth of Weed Is Tossed in Jail Again When She Can’t Pay Court Fees

Dara Sharif

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Sep 13

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Criminal Justice9/13/19

Felicity Huffman Gets 2 Weeks in Jail for Gaming Educational System — Not So Long Ago, a Black Mom Wasn’t So Lucky

Dara Sharif

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May 24 2019

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Law Enforcement5/24/19

#StephonClark: Bill Policing When Cops Can Use Lethal Force Advances in California

Dara Sharif

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May 14 2019

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Police Brutality5/14/19

Eric Garner Case: ‘Definition of a Choke Hold’

Dara Sharif

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Jan 31 2019

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A King's PlaceThe Root1/31/19

On DC’s MLK Avenue, Where Over-Policing Reigns, King’s Dream Is Far From a Reality for Residents

Jessica Moulite

and Ashley Velez

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Jan 8 2019

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Gentrification & Housing1/8/19

Exclusive: New Report Shows Gentrifiers Use Police to Terrorize Communities of Color—Without Even Calling 911

Anne Branigin

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Jun 25 2018

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Race Matters6/25/18

Unprotected, Underserved: The (False) Criminalization of Black America

Michael Harriot

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May 12 2018

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5/12/18

‘I Quit’: Georgia Officer Resigns After Dragging 65-Year-Old Woman From Car During Traffic Stop [Updated]

Yesha Callahan

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Feb 28 2018

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The Movement2/28/18

Pain and Policy: Why Reparative Justice Is Needed to End the War on Drugs [Retracted]

Kirsten West Savali

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Dec 8 2017

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The Movement12/8/17

Baltimore’s Latest Plan to Clamp Down on Crime: Tricking and Trapping Youths

Carimah Townes

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Oct 30 2017

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10/30/17

Woman Says NYPD Held Her Hostage in Her Own Apartment for 10 Hours

Monique Judge

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Oct 19 2017

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10/19/17

There’s a Cop Who Calls Himself the ‘Riot King’ of St. Louis and His Behavior Is Scarier Than His Name

Michael Harriot

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Sep 26 2017

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9/26/17

TLC’s T-Boz Demands Justice for Cousin Killed by Ill. Police

Yesha Callahan

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Sep 7 2017

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9/7/17

How a Not-Racist Cop Arrested a Man for ‘Walking While Black,’ Blamed It on Black People and Walked Away With $100,000

Michael Harriot

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Sep 2 2017

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9/2/17

Can Brooklyn, NY’s J’Ouvert Retain Its Traditional Spirit Under a New Security Crackdown?

Gregory Scruggs

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Aug 29 2017

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8/29/17

Black People Should Never, Ever, Ever, Ever Call the Police ... Unless 1 of These 10 Things Just Happened

Damon Young

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Aug 1 2017

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8/1/17

#SafetyIs: Night Out for Safety and Liberation Happening Tonight

Kirsten West Savali

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May 31 2017

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The Movement5/31/17

Philly Cops’ Habit of Fondling Black Men Sparks Greatest Protest of All Time

Michael Harriot

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Apr 4 2017

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4/4/17

7 Reasons Black America Should Fight Marijuana Prohibition

Michael Harriot

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Michigan Woman Who Pulled Gun on Black Family Charged With Felonious Assault, Husband Fired From Job

Descendants of Frederick Douglass Mark July 4th by Reciting His Famous Speech That Is as True as Ever

New Jersey Karen Harasses and Calls Police on Black Neighbors for Building a Patio on Their Own Property

Black Woman Wins $205,000 Settlement After Charging Texas Cop Yanked Out Her Tampon in the Middle of the Street

Strangers Chip In When Oklahoma Mom Who Got 12 Years for Selling $30 Worth of Weed Is Tossed in Jail Again When She Can’t Pay Court Fees

Felicity Huffman Gets 2 Weeks in Jail for Gaming Educational System — Not So Long Ago, a Black Mom Wasn’t So Lucky

#StephonClark: Bill Policing When Cops Can Use Lethal Force Advances in California

Eric Garner Case: ‘Definition of a Choke Hold’

On DC’s MLK Avenue, Where Over-Policing Reigns, King’s Dream Is Far From a Reality for Residents

Exclusive: New Report Shows Gentrifiers Use Police to Terrorize Communities of Color—Without Even Calling 911

Unprotected, Underserved: The (False) Criminalization of Black America

‘I Quit’: Georgia Officer Resigns After Dragging 65-Year-Old Woman From Car During Traffic Stop [Updated]

Pain and Policy: Why Reparative Justice Is Needed to End the War on Drugs [Retracted]

Baltimore’s Latest Plan to Clamp Down on Crime: Tricking and Trapping Youths

Woman Says NYPD Held Her Hostage in Her Own Apartment for 10 Hours

There’s a Cop Who Calls Himself the ‘Riot King’ of St. Louis and His Behavior Is Scarier Than His Name

TLC’s T-Boz Demands Justice for Cousin Killed by Ill. Police

How a Not-Racist Cop Arrested a Man for ‘Walking While Black,’ Blamed It on Black People and Walked Away With $100,000

Can Brooklyn, NY’s J’Ouvert Retain Its Traditional Spirit Under a New Security Crackdown?

Black People Should Never, Ever, Ever, Ever Call the Police ... Unless 1 of These 10 Things Just Happened

#SafetyIs: Night Out for Safety and Liberation Happening Tonight

Philly Cops’ Habit of Fondling Black Men Sparks Greatest Protest of All Time

7 Reasons Black America Should Fight Marijuana Prohibition

We Are Now Entering The "Animal Crossing Buttplug" Stage Of 2020

We Still Haven’t Heard a Peep Out of Atlanta, Chicago, and Kansas City About Native Names

This Snake-Like Amphibian Might Actually Pack a Venomous Bite

Black Woman Wins $205,000 Settlement After Charging Texas Cop Yanked Out Her Tampon in the Middle of the Street

Strangers Chip In When Oklahoma Mom Who Got 12 Years for Selling $30 Worth of Weed Is Tossed in Jail Again When She Can’t Pay Court Fees

Felicity Huffman Gets 2 Weeks in Jail for Gaming Educational System — Not So Long Ago, a Black Mom Wasn’t So Lucky

#StephonClark: Bill Policing When Cops Can Use Lethal Force Advances in California

Eric Garner Case: ‘Definition of a Choke Hold’

On DC’s MLK Avenue, Where Over-Policing Reigns, King’s Dream Is Far From a Reality for Residents

Exclusive: New Report Shows Gentrifiers Use Police to Terrorize Communities of Color—Without Even Calling 911

Unprotected, Underserved: The (False) Criminalization of Black America

‘I Quit’: Georgia Officer Resigns After Dragging 65-Year-Old Woman From Car During Traffic Stop [Updated]

Pain and Policy: Why Reparative Justice Is Needed to End the War on Drugs [Retracted]

Baltimore’s Latest Plan to Clamp Down on Crime: Tricking and Trapping Youths

Woman Says NYPD Held Her Hostage in Her Own Apartment for 10 Hours

There’s a Cop Who Calls Himself the ‘Riot King’ of St. Louis and His Behavior Is Scarier Than His Name

TLC’s T-Boz Demands Justice for Cousin Killed by Ill. Police

How a Not-Racist Cop Arrested a Man for ‘Walking While Black,’ Blamed It on Black People and Walked Away With $100,000

Can Brooklyn, NY’s J’Ouvert Retain Its Traditional Spirit Under a New Security Crackdown?

Black People Should Never, Ever, Ever, Ever Call the Police ... Unless 1 of These 10 Things Just Happened

#SafetyIs: Night Out for Safety and Liberation Happening Tonight

Philly Cops’ Habit of Fondling Black Men Sparks Greatest Protest of All Time

7 Reasons Black America Should Fight Marijuana Prohibition