Social Justice

Reimagining a Better World After George Floyd’s Death

This special audio report from YES! and Public News Service explores the ways communities affected by police violence are organizing to keep each other safe, in Minneapolis and beyond.

Anoa Changa & Laura Rosbrow-Telem | May 24, 2021
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Democracy

Why We Need to See Those Videos of Police Brutality

Outrage over videos of violent injustice will help spark deep social change.

Bill Buzenberg | Jul 29, 2016
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Social Justice

Police Violence Is Not Inevitable: Four Ways a California Police Chief Connected Cops With Communities

“A critical look at any institution with as much power and authority invested in it as the police is probably a good thing.”

Steve Early | Nov 29, 2014
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Health & Happiness

Restorative Justice at Work: How This Indigenous Wood Carver Is Finding Peace After a Seattle Officer Killed His Brother

Rick Williams asked for calm when protesters demanded justice for his brother, who was shot and killed by a Seattle police officer. But he realizes that "the only way you can help change the system is show them you are a human being."

Kayla Schultz | Dec 27, 2014
Social Justice

So You Want to Document a Protest? Here’s What to Consider First

Seasoned community journalists have some words of wisdom before you decide to livestream your next protest.

Kit O'Connell | Nov 04, 2020
Social Justice

Are Police Unions Part of the U.S. Labor Movement?

Historically, police have used their legal authority to protect businesses and private property over the working class.

Paul F. Clark | Aug 31, 2020
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Democracy

We Already Know How to Reduce Police Racism and Violence

Recent research has shown cities what works. For starters, hire more female police officers.

Kate Stringer | Jul 08, 2016
Social Justice

Cities Reimagine Public Safety Amid Calls to #DefundPolice

Lawmakers across the country are proposing policy measures to cut or loosen ties to traditional policing.

Lornet Turnbull | Jun 11, 2020
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Democracy

1 in 11 U.S. Gun Deaths Is at the Hands of Police. How Do We Stop the Killing?

The documentary film “Peace Officer” explains the connection between the war on drugs and the militarization of police, and what it will take to reduce police violence in America.

Arun Gupta | Apr 04, 2016
Social Justice

Hip-Hop Continues a Protest Tradition That Dates Back to the Blues

Hip-hop artists have protested police violence in their music for decades, just like Southern blues and jazz artists did in the late 1800s.

Tyina Steptoe | Aug 07, 2020
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Social Justice

How This Database Is Tracking and Exposing Officers’ Bigoted Facebook Posts

It’s found more than 5,000 racist, sexist, and Islamophobic Facebook posts and comments by law enforcement.

Lornet Turnbull | Jun 26, 2019
Activism

How Portland Protesters Keep Each Other Safe

“Protesting ultimately isn’t safe and we’re not trying to say that it is,” says one Portland street medic. “But that doesn’t mean we can’t take care of each other.”

Isabella Garcia | Dec 09, 2020
Social Justice

Why Fatal Police Interactions Are Avoidable

Police too often claim that confusion during an encounter caused them to fire fatal shots, as in the case of Patrick Lyoya. But there are solutions.

Lise Ragbir | May 05, 2022
Social Justice

A New Podcast Aims to Shift the Narrative on Police Abolition by Centering Movement Voices

The podcast, produced by the Detroit Justice Center, highlights how organizers are engaged in the hard work of abolishing police and prisons, and offers a counter-narrative to mainstream media reports.

Sonali Kolhatkar | Nov 16, 2021
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Democracy

A Tough Choice for Feminist Black Lives Matter Activists

Protesting a police killing and marching in support of a man convicted of rape can pose a real dilemma when one in five women nationwide has suffered a sexual assault.

Marcus Harrison Green | Jun 27, 2016
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