police shootings
A family’s call for charges in Patrick Lyoya’s death
April 18, 2022A Michigan police officer fatally shot another Black man in the head during an unnecessary traffic stop.
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Half a billion reasons to not build a new jail
March 1, 2022Inside the Cudell Recreation Center where Tamir once played basketball, a dedication ceremony for a new gym failed to dedicate any time to honor his life or to support the continuing calls for justice.
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Trial of killer cop Kimberly Potter begins
December 1, 2021Charged with first and second-degree manslaughter.
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Trial of far-right poster boy, Kyle Rittenhouse, begins
November 5, 2021He crossed state lines from Illinois, murdering two and wounding a third who were protesting a Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back seven times, paralyzing him, but not killing him.
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Adam Toledo, 13, shot and killed by Chicago police
April 16, 2021Blame lies with a system built to vilify young people of color and exploit all working and poor people.
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