Jan 12
Save
Save
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: The head of the NYPD’s workplace discrimination office has been accused of being…
Jan 11
Save
Save
In case you haven’t said “what the fuck” enough over the past several days, a now-former cop in Memphis is facing…
Jan 7
Save
Save
A state advisory board in California has recommended that police agencies routinely review the cell phones,…
Jan 6
Save
Save
A former San Diego County police officer is finding out the hard way that—especially considering the national…
Jan 5
Save
Save
It’s not always easy being a writer whose main focus is documenting racism and racial injustice in America. It’s a…
Dec 31
Save
Save
It appears that for years and even decades the Philadelphia criminal justice system has shown a pattern of locking…
Dec 31
Save
Save
The Dec 22 shooting of 47-year-old Andre Hill in Columbus, Ohio, is arguably among the most reckless acts of police…
Dec 30
Save
Save
Last week The Root reported that the president of pardoning despicable white people has been spending his last weeks…
Dec 30
Save
Save
Breonna Taylor may never receive the justice she and her family deserve, but the fallout from the March 13 botched…
Dec 29
Save
Save
Last week The Root reported that an unarmed 47-year-old Black man was fatally shot by a police officer in Columbus,…
Dec 17
Save
Save
Listen: Stories about Black men spending years and even decades behind bars for crimes they didn’t commit are never…
Dec 16
Save
Save
A new bill proposed by a Democratic congressman seeks to create a publicly available federal database that tracks…
Dec 16
Save
If you still don’t believe that certain people are empowered to operate with violence indiscriminately in this…
Dec 10
Save
Save
The St. Louis County Council is letting it be known that it is dead serious about police reform. So serious, in…
Dec 8
Save
Save
You don’t need me to tell you that cops absolutely showed their asses during the protests that initially arose from…
Dec 8
Save
Save
Apparently, law enforcement officers in Mobile, Ala., don’t know how to read a room. Or at least that seems to be…
Dec 7
Save
Save
Attorneys for Aurora, Colo., police officers and medics involved in the death of Elijah McClain filed several…
Nov 30
Save
Save
When it comes to the subject of police misconduct, one thing we don’t talk about enough is how often cops are able…
Nov 30
Save
Save
The Black Lives Matter movement may have started in the U.S., but anyone who thinks police brutality and systemic…
Nov 20
Save
Save
The Louisville Metro Council approved an ordinance to place the Louisville Metro Police Department under the watch…