‘Abolish The Police’ Isn’t New. This Energy Is.
Erica Perry has spent years on the front lines of the police abolition movement. An organizer with the Memphis, Tennessee, chapter of Black Lives Matter and a lawyer with Law…
Attorney General Bill Barr Denies Nation’s Police Are Systemically Racist
Attorney General Bill Barr said Sunday that he does not believe that there is systemic racism in the nation’s police force, contradicting a staggering body of evidence that shows racial…
Democrats Unveil Police Reform Overhaul, Kneel At Capitol To Honor George Floyd
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats proposed a sweeping overhaul of police oversight and procedures Monday, a potentially far-reaching legislative response to the mass protests denouncing the deaths of black Americans in…
Scant Evidence For Trump Claim That Antifa Is Behind Protest Violence
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scott Nichols, a balloon artist, was riding home on his scooter from the protests engulfing Minneapolis last weekend when he was struck by a rubber bullet fired…
Police Budgets Have Long Been Untouchable. That Could Change.
Chants to “Defund the police!” have reverberated around the country, from New York City to Minneapolis and through the streets of Los Angeles, as thousands of people protested racist police…
Law Enforcement Seizes Masks Meant To Protect Anti-Racist Protesters From COVID-19
WASHINGTON ― Law enforcement agents have seized hundreds of cloth masks that read “Stop killing Black people” and “Defund police” that a Black Lives Matter-affiliated organization sent to cities around…
California Lawmakers Block Facial Recognition Bill Amid Protests Against Racist Policing
California lawmakers blocked a bill on Wednesday that could have expanded the use of facial recognition technology by companies and government, including law enforcement, as protesters nationwide continued to call…
Ferguson Police Take A Knee In Honor Of George Floyd
Protesters demanding justice and change in the wake of the latest police killing of a Black man were joined in solidarity on Saturday by officers in Ferguson, Missouri, where Michael…
Lena Waithe Feels ‘A Sense Of Trauma’ When She Gets Pulled Over By The Police
Lena Waithe recently shared that as a Black woman she feels a “sense of trauma” whenever she gets pulled over by law enforcement. “The Chi” creator discussed the long history…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Meant To Curb Deadly Police Shootings
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday signed a bill aimed at reducing the number of fatal police shootings by raising the standard for when law enforcement can use deadly…