After the gruesome video of George Floyd’s death at the hands of police on May 25th, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota circulated online, national outcry ensued over the lack of charges brought against the offending officers. A new pandemic has ascended on 2020: a policing pandemic.
Lawmakers, activists, and young people across the country are calling for change and have sparked worldwide attention to the systemic issues that allow racial inequity and gross abuses of power to persist in 21st century policing.
Police Forces Have Long Tried to Weed Out Extremists in the Ranks. Then Came the Capitol Riot.
White Terrorism Often Leads to Harsher Punishment for People of Color
Activists wary of broader law enforcement after Capitol riot
“No One Took Us Seriously”: Black Cops Warned About Racist Capitol Police Officers for Years
Jacob Blake Shooting: No Charges Against Officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin
Let’s Not Forget the FBI Found Law Enforcement Has a White Supremacist Problem
Justice Dept. targets Portland, New York and Seattle over protests
In Calling to Defund Police, Don’t Fixate on Costs of Police Settlements
In Calling to Defund Police, Don’t Fixate on Costs of Police Settlements
Most sports leagues pause with second day of protests, some more unified than others
Same Story, Different Victims, but Now is the Time for a Different Aftermath
Record wave of deadly shootings hits US cities. More police aren’t the answer, activists say
Louisville May Become Latest City to Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis
Why Are Mayors Inviting Trump’s Federal Agents Into Their Cities?
A ‘huge moment’ for police reform that could reshape Black communities for generations
Federal Officers Use Unmarked Vehicles To Grab People In Portland, DHS Confirms
Federal Officers Deployed in Portland Didn’t Have Proper Training, D.H.S. Memo Said
What the Heck Are Federal Law Enforcement Officers Doing in Portland?
Poll: 63% of Americans Favor Eliminating Qualified Immunity for Police
Disability Rights Activists Take On Twin Pandemics of Racist Police Brutality & COVID-19
UN Committee stands with women and girls in global anti-racism protests
It’s not just policing that needs reform. Prisons need it, too.
What Policing Costs: A Look at Spending in America’s Biggest Cities
Turn police reform ideas into law and officers into guardians: 62 Obama-era US attorneys
Republicans’ police reform bill reads as though this is a brand-new issue
Juneteenth Forum to Address COVID-19, Killing of Black People
Police union contracts shield bad cops from punishment. Here’s how to rein them in
Senate Republican Policing Bill Fails to Deliver Transformative Change
The successful closing of youth prisons shows a path to police reform
What Defunding Police Departments Really Means For Black Communities
The History of American Police Oppression (Something to Consider When Debating De-funding)
Black Lawmakers, Advocates And Community Pushing For Police Reforms