racial profiling
Grand Rapids, Michigan: Home of systemic racist police violence
May 6, 2022A range of bad police practices were documented before the Lyoya killing: racial profiling, police pulling guns on children, and more.
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Cops don’t need more training
March 4, 2022A report published this week by the Chicago Office of the Inspector General reveals that police in that city disproportionately target Black people and subject them to force.
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Black girls top list of teens hurt by the police
November 3, 2021Parents forced to warn their children about encounters with law enforcement that is supposed to be there to “protect and serve.”
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Seeking justice during COVID-19: Black man killed while jogging in Georgia
April 30, 2020Family and activists are looking for answers in Ahmaud Arbery’s death but fear the call for justice will fall on deaf ears as COVID-19 limits organizing.
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Rapper, 21 Savage, released after being held by ICE
February 14, 2019The arrest of such an influential and mainstream rapper sparks an important conversation. Black undocumented immigrants are frequently overlooked within the discourse around immigration reform.
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