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Want to fix racist policing? Take away immunity. Give officers more ethics training instead.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoReading through the legal debate about qualified immunity is exhausting. It’s all about procedures...
Triggers and tragedies: Wrong-place shootings put 'stand your ground' laws in the spotlight
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRalph Yarl, 16, was shot in the head last week by a homeowner when he mistakenly rang his doorbell...
Georgia dad, son sentenced to life for hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery death; 3rd defendant gets 35...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSAVANNAH, Ga. — The three men serving life in prison for Ahmaud Arbery's murder were again handed...
Black chiefs pushing police reform face racism, anger from officers and their communities
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJohn Drake remembers disliking the police during his youth in Nashville, Tennessee. One of his...
Donovan Lewis’ family sues Columbus police, city for ‘culture of excessive force’
WCMH via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoCOLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The family of a Black man killed by a Columbus police officer while in bed...
What is Section 242? Congress weighs policing change that may alter how we prosecute cops
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON – As lawmakers negotiate a bill to hold cops more accountable for violence in the line of...
State of the Union 2023 – live: MTG yells ‘liar’ at Biden during address as Bono, Tyre Nichols’...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresident Joe Biden delivered his annual State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday night....
These 51 books are targets for book bans. Here's why you should read them now
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs journalists, it's our job to seek out the truth even when it's uncomfortable. We value diverse...
Allowing guns in public without permits could create increased risks for Black Americans, experts...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJust the suspicion of being armed can get a Black man killed. But now, half of America’s states...
International Holocaust Remembrance Day should unite Blacks and Jews
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoEditor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read...