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Criminal Justice Arizona Lawmakers, Residents, and Even Mark Ruffalo Pressure Maricopa County Attorney Over Black Lives Matter Arrests

Arizona lawmakers and residents are demanding that charges be dropped against protesters arrested during the Black Lives Matter demonstrations.

Lorraine Longhi Lorraine Longhi February 24, 2021 6:36 pm EST
Michigan Police in riot gear dispatched to de-escalate a protest in Detroit. (Photo by Franz Knight)
Michigan He Was Unfairly Arrested. Here’s What He Has to Say About Police Reform.

A Springfield father was arrested in front of his children while collecting signatures to form a tenants' association. “It was very traumatizing," he said.

Glennisha Morgan Glennisha Morgan February 2, 2021 6:01 pm EST
Race Despite promises of reform, police violence continued at epidemic levels in 2020.
Race Despite Demands for Change, Police Violence Is Still an Epidemic

A global pandemic and promises for reform did little to stem rampant violence by police officers in 2020. Will the Biden administration be able to deliver actual, meaningful change?

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright January 15, 2021 11:32 am EST
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Politics Progressives Notched Big Wins at the State Level This Year. Here Are a Few.

2020 wasn’t a banner year at the national policy making level, but that void made the work of state leaders all the more critical.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil December 23, 2020 8:00 am EST
Criminal Justice Mental health first-responder programs are being launched in cities like New York, San Francisco, and elsewhere as an attempt to diminish police violence.
Criminal Justice Mental Illness Is Not a Crime, So Why Do We Police It Like One?

American cities are finally implementing first-responder programs that send behavioral health professionals—not cops—to non-violent and mental health-related crises.

Cammy Pedroja Cammy Pedroja November 25, 2020 12:33 pm EST

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Twitter Criminal Justice Arizona Lawmakers, Residents, and Even Mark Ruffalo Pressure Maricopa County Attorney Over Black Lives Matter Arrests
LGBTQ This City Commissioner Started a War Over a Homophobic Hire. It Might End Up Protecting All LGBTQ Michiganders.
The former Friends Elementary School, an African American primary school located on the hill overlooking the CI farm campus. The building is now used by the Montgomery County Public Schools Corps of Cadets. Photo by Ashley Spinks Dugan. Social Justice What Was It Like to Be Black in Appalachia? Institute Offers Historical Lesson.
A finished clean room with stacked chairs in the science room at the Mildred Avenue K-8 School building in Boston's Mattapan, which were being cleaned for the reopening of school on July 9, 2020. Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Education Here’s the Mess Betsy DeVos Left for Incoming Education Secretary Miguel Cardona
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Media The News Media Whitewashed Police Brutality for Decades. Here’s Why We Believed Them.

Reporters have often blindly parroted law enforcement’s version of events, marginalized Black and Brown voices, focused on violence rather than protesters’ demands, and used irresponsible language when covering police brutality.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil July 7, 2020 11:36 am EDT
Law and Policy In this May 29, 2020 file photo, Denver Police officers form a line of defense as they square off with participants in a protest over the death of George Floyd, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Law and Policy Democrats Will Vote on Police Reform After Blocking GOP Bill Opposed by Civil Rights Groups

One month after a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd, Congress appears unable to meet protesters’ demands for police reform.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil June 25, 2020 12:16 pm EDT