PoliticsPoliticsMayoral Candidate Dianne Morales Doesn't Want to Return New York City Back to 'Normal'There are a lot of folks running for office who want to get back to normal. It makes sense, given how rough four…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedJanuary 11, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsJamaal Bowman Wants to Reimagine the Democratic PartyJamaal Bowman believes the Democratic Party needs a makeover. That’s why he’s been so outspoken over former…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedDecember 21, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsJoe Biden Wouldn't be the Next President If Not for 'Defund the Police'In the beginning, God took six days to create the Earth, all of the animals and humans. Adam and Eve, the original…ByMichael HarriotPublishedDecember 18, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementMinneapolis City Council Votes to Shift Almost $8 Million From the Police Budget as Part of ‘Safety for All’ PlanThe death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police officers has transformed the city into one of…ByJoe JuradoPublishedDecember 10, 2020
12/9/20Feds Join Probe Into Police Killing of Casey Goodson, Who Family Says Was Shot While Carrying a SandwichThe FBI and the Department of Justice will join the Columbus police investigation into the police killing of Casey…ByAnne BraniginPublishedDecember 9, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalitySeattle Honors Calls to Defund the Police...Kind Of“Back the Blue” advocates would have you believe that the “defund the police” rallying cry is a call to end policing…ByZack LinlyPublishedNovember 25, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsDid Police Protests Help Biden Get Elected? Black Swing State Activists Believe SoSince the election (which is still not technically over, although it’s very much decided), Congressional Democrats…ByAnne BraniginPublishedNovember 12, 2020
NewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeIn Cities Nationwide, Large Margins of Voters Approve of Increased Police Oversight MeasuresWhile there has been plenty of hand-wringing by elected officials about efforts to defund and reform the police,…ByJoe JuradoPublishedNovember 9, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsRep. James Clyburn Blames ‘Defund the Police’ for Congressional Democrats’ Lackluster Election ResultsHouse Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.), arguably the country’s most powerful Black lawmaker, doubled down this…ByAnne BraniginPublishedNovember 9, 2020
EntertainmentSocial MediaEntertainmentSocial MediaCharles Barkley, Candace Owens Combine Forces to Be Loud and Wrong About Breonna Taylor, Defunding the PoliceStop me if you’ve heard this before, but Charles Barkley said something stupid—again.ByJay ConnorPublishedSeptember 25, 2020
EventsThe Root InstituteHealth & WealthEventsThe Root InstituteHealth & WealthIt's Time to Have a Crucial Conversation About Our Communal Health With Planned Parenthood’s Alexis McGill Johnson, EHE Health's Joy Altimare and Dr. Joia Crear-Perry“If you want to feed a person, you pay a man,” says Joy Altimare of EHE Health, one the sponsors of our first-ever…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedAugust 20, 2020
NewsNewsLAPD Response to Reported Suicidal Man Ends With Officer Being Shot by ‘Friendly Fire’If you are struggling to understand why people are calling for police departments to be defunded and have those…ByMonique JudgePublishedAugust 6, 2020
NewsNewsArizona Man Confronts Black Lives Matter Protesters With a Gun, Doesn't Face Gun ChargesYou know, for a group of people that love to talk about their First A amendment right to be an asshole, white folks…ByJoe JuradoPublishedAugust 3, 2020
CultureNow playing CultureDon't Call 911: America's Policing and Healthcare Systems Fail Black People With Mental Health ChallengesKayla Moore. Ezell Ford. Deborah Danner. Marcus-David Peters. Pamela Turner.PublishedJuly 31, 2020
NewsNewsA Majority of Americans Support Black Lives Matter, but Are Divided on the Policy Changes the Movement Has ChampionedAmericans agree that racism in the criminal justice system is a problem. Where they’re still divided is how to…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 24, 2020
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeChristian Cooper Says He Will Not Participate in Prosecution of the White Woman Who Threatened to Call 911 on HimEarlier this week, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said his office had filed charges against Amy Cooper, a…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 8, 2020
NewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeDefund the Police, Explained...for the Last TimeThere are a lot of misconceptions about what defunding the police means, which, at its simplest definition, is a…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedJuly 1, 2020
NewsNewsLouisville City Council Will Probe How Mayor Greg Fischer’s Office Handled the Fatal Shooting of Breonna TaylorLouisville Metro Council announced Monday that it will launch an investigation into how Mayor Greg Fischer handled…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJune 30, 2020
NewsNewsOne of the Cops Who Killed Breonna Taylor Has Been Fired, but Louisville Plans to Fully Fund the Police Department That Made Him PossibleMore than 100 days after Brett Hankison barged into 26-year-old Breonna Taylor’s home in Louisville, Ky., shooting…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJune 24, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsBlack Lives Matter Co-Founder Alicia Garza on How to Organize and Stay Inspired During a CrisisDoing “the work” is an oft-used phrase in social justice circles, arguably overused to the point that it can include…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJune 19, 2020