NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeBiden Signs Policing Executive Order On 2nd Anniversary of George Floyd's DeathBiden's executive order will establish a national Law Enforcement Accountability Database and outlaw chokeholds for…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMay 26, 2022
OpinionSome ThoughtsOpinionSome ThoughtsGrand Rapids Police Union Defends Cop Who Killed Patrick LyoyaAs usual, a police union believes a cop can do no wrong.ByKeith ReedPublishedApril 28, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementMinneapolis Mayor Officially Prohibits Execution of No-Knock Warrants [UPDATED]Minneapolis Police Department will no longer be allowed to request no-knock warrants or respond to similar searches…ByKalyn WomackPublishedApril 6, 2022
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeElectronic Road Sign in Maryland Hacked to Show Racial SlurThe incident is being investigated by Maryland State Police as a hate crimeByNoah A. McGeePublishedMarch 11, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementRep. Cori Bush Stands Behind "Defund The Police" Slogan and Calls For Meaningful Reforms'If you all had fixed this before I got here, I wouldn’t have to say these things,'" Rep. Bush (D-MO) says.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 9, 2022
OpinionOpinionOpinionOpinionNationalizing Breonna’s Law Would Be True Justice for Amir LockeBanning no-knock raids everywhere, forever is the only remedyByKeith ReedPublishedFebruary 8, 2022
OpinionSome ThoughtsOpinionSome ThoughtsNY's New Top Public Safety Official Is an Ex-Cop the Feds InvestigatedIt's time to ask if its safe for Black folks in NY to have two-ex cops running in charge of the hen house.ByKeith ReedPublishedJanuary 27, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementBlack People More Likely to be Subjected to Use of Force by Kansas City PoliceOf all the examples of use force in Kansas City, Missouri, 57% of them were against Black peopleByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 27, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNew Prosecutors Taking On Old Police Misconduct CasesReformist DAs are reopening cases where cops had been let off by their predecessorsByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 1, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementMinneapolis Officer Charged in Fatal Car Crash Death of Leneal FrazierLeneal Frazier was the uncle of Darnella Frazier, the teenager who captured George Floyd’s death at the hands of…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 25, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementS.C. Police Chief Sued for Allegedly Sending Racist, Inappropriate TextsSullivan’s Island Police Chief Chris Griffin sent 2 women nearly 20 unsolicited and inappropriate images after…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedOctober 11, 2021
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeIn Loving Memory of Tim ScottSen. Tim Scott was once a proponent of police accountability. But after he obstructed police reform legislation,…ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 30, 2021
NewsObituaryNewsObituaryGeorge Holliday, Man Who Filmed Rodney King Police Beating, Dies of COVID-19 ComplicationsIn 1991, Holliday recorded Rodney King getting viciously beaten by four LAPD officers, opening the door for the…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedSeptember 21, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementDOJ Announces New Limits on Chokeholds and No-Knock WarrantsThe agency acknowledged that the tactics lead to unnecessary deaths but doesn’t outright ban them in the new…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedSeptember 15, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementMichigan Prosecutors: No More Searches Without Probable Cause in Routine Traffic Stops. Police Association: Whaaaaah?If you're a cop and you're upset you can't search vehicles for no reason, maybe you shouldn't be a cop.ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 29, 2021
NewsNewsMembers of Heavily-Armed Black Militia Shut Down Traffic on Massachusetts Interstate for Nine HoursThe 11 men said they were members of the group known as Rise of the Moors.ByJ.L. CookPublishedJuly 4, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityRonald Greene's Death Prompts Internal Investigation Into Louisiana State Police Unit's Handlings of Black MotoristsThe in-custody death of Ronald Greene and the beatings of other Black men have put Louisiana State Police Troop F…ByZack LinlyPublishedJune 10, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityUS Marshals Fatally Shoot Black Man in Minneapolis. Investigators Say There is No Video Evidence of What Led to the ShootingIf George Floyd’s murder wasn’t recorded by a bystander and shown to the world, there is little doubt that Derek…ByZack LinlyPublishedJune 6, 2021
NewsEducationNewsEducationMassachusetts School District Suspends School Police Program After Cops Were Called on 6-Year-OldI never understand the logic behind calling the police on a very young child. I can’t imagine looking at a…ByJoe JuradoPublishedMay 26, 2021
NewsEducationNewsEducationFlorida School District Drops Tamir Rice-Inspired Novel After Police Union Labels It 'Propaganda'How dare we tell children anything close to the truth about race in America? That’s the takeaway after a Florida…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedMay 11, 2021