police shootings
After police shootings, Chicagoans demand accountability
July 8, 2016A broad coalition of community groups has proposed a solution for reforming Chicago's police department.
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Tipping point: America confronts race and policing
July 8, 2016Like most, we are profoundly saddened and grief-stricken by these horrific events; our hearts go out to the families of those killed, civilian and police alike.
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Teamster was one of two African-Americans shot dead
July 8, 2016Philando Castile was a Teamsters Local 320 member and nutrition services supervisor at the J.J. Hill Montessori school in St. Paul.
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Horrific police killing of young Navajo mother Loreal Tsingine
May 10, 2016Loreal Tsingine, a 27-year-old Navajo mother, was shot to death by police in Ariz.; Native Americans express outrage, saying it is part of genocide.
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Adios Anita! Chicago challenges state’s attorney’s lack of transparency
March 3, 2016In the midst of the bureaucratic uproar, citizens are gearing up to vote at the Cook County State's Attorney election on March 15.
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