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Can Elections Still Help Defund Police?

Efforts to invest in “care, not cops” continue in advance of the 2024 election—albeit at a slower pace than in 2020.

Marianne Dhenin | Jun 20, 2024

How Black Parents Got Cops Out of Oakland Schools

After adopting the George Floyd Resolution for Police-Free Schools, Oakland-area schools saw significant reductions in racist criminalization of Black and Brown kids.

Malaika Parker | Jun 6, 2024

Cop City Is a Disability Justice Issue, Too

Disability justice activists are joining grassroots efforts to shut down Atlanta’s Cop City, the largest police training campus in the U.S.

Marianne Dhenin | Mar 4, 2024

Black Americans Back Defunding Police

A new survey by the Movement for Black Lives finds that a majority of Black Americans support reallocating police funding toward community care.

| Dec 13, 2023

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Can Elections Still Help Defund Police?

How Black Parents Got Cops Out of Oakland Schools

Cop City Is a Disability Justice Issue, Too

Black Americans Back Defunding Police

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