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A road map for the lawful use of stop-and-frisk in Philadelphia – and elsewhere
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIn a bid to reduce violent crime, the city’s new mayor is calling for a revitalization of a...
NYPD teams engaging in ‘unconstitutional policing’ with widespread stop-and-frisk: report
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSpecial units of the New York Police Department engaged in “unconstitutional policing” by relying on...
With police stops back up in New York City, more people of color are targeted
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBlack and Latino New Yorkers made up 88% of all police stops in 2022, a new report shows. For eight...
Too many in NYC stopped, frisked illegally, federal monitor says
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoA new initiative to combat gun violence in the city has reportedly resulted in “unconstitutional...
Here's where new House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries stands on progressive issues, including...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRep. Hakeem Jeffries is expected to succeed Nancy Pelosi as House Democratic leader.Bill Clark/CQ...
Why Charles Blow Says Black People Need to Leave the North and Return to the South
The Root via Yahoo News· 7 months agoFor someone who has spent her entire life in Northern cities, my perception of life in the South has...
New York City wrongly imprisoned Yusef Salaam. Then it elected him.
Semafor via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe News Thirty-three summers ago, Yusef Salaam was convicted of crimes that he didn’t commit. He...
There’s nothing ‘elite’ about police units that beat and frame Black people, community leaders say
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCuffed. Face down on the pavement. Police guns pointed at his head. Fernando Perez thought: “I’m...
Black Leaders Should Focus on Economic Mobility, Not Crime
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPhoto Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/GettyIn January, Black political leaders in New...
Hundreds of killings drove Philadelphia Black voters to back the public safety candidate
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 5 months agoResidents and leaders in Philadelphia are concerned about the implementation of Parker’s public...