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Washington officers on trial in deadly arrest of Manny Ellis, a case reminiscent of George Floyd
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 1 day agoTACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Police wrestle the unarmed Black man to the sidewalk. One officer pushes his face into the pavement as he pleads in vain: “Can’t breathe.”
UNC System is likely to ban DEI, but what exactly is it? One scholar’s view
Durham Herald-Sun McClatchy via AOL· 6 hours ago“Many people misunderstand DEI initiatives to be sort of a post-George Floyd murder phenomenon,”...
Reform of RI's police bill of rights is closer than ever with House approval. What to expect.
The Providence Journal· 7 days agoThe 2020 murder of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody and, closer to home, the...
Chicago Police excessive force complaints bring critics, worry over city's hosting of DNC
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoCHICAGO – The crowd control tactics of the Chicago Police Department – notorious for their botched response to protests following the murder of George Floyd
‘Where’s Ronald Greene’s justice?’: 5 years on, feds still silent on Black motorist’s deadly arrest
KOLR - KSFX Ozarks· 6 days agoFARMERVILLE, La. (AP) — Mona Hardin has been waiting five long years for any resolution to the...
Who’s behind the pro-Palestinian protests on Texas college campuses?
Dallas Morning News· 18 hours agoAfter hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested at colleges nationwide, many — from state...
Police were advised to avoid mass arrests; then came the US campus protests
AOL· 6 days agoNew York police arrested nearly 300 people at Columbia University and City College of New York on April 30 during protests over the war in Gaza, setting off flash bangs to ...
Medics at UCLA protest say police weapons drew blood and cracked bones
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoPolice drew widespread condemnation for using the weapons against Black Lives Matter demonstrations...
Louisiana's biggest cities see big drop in police arrests
KTBS Shreveport· 22 hours agoTracking arrest information from the four largest cities in Louisiana provided varied results in...
Our Immigrant Detention System Shows Why We Need Prison Abolition
Teen Vogue via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoThis excerpt from Unbuild Walls: Why Immigrant Justice Needs Abolition by Silky Shah, director of...