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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

When Mental Health Crisis Responders Reach Rural Residents

Rural communities from Iowa to South Dakota to Colorado are rethinking who they send as first responders to help those in a mental health crisis.

Arielle Zionts, Tony Leys | Oct 25, 2022

Murmurations: Realizing Our Abolitionist Dreams

Unlearning our punitive impulses will take slow, hard work, says adrienne maree brown. But it is possible.

adrienne maree brown | Mar 29, 2022

Abolition Through the Ages: Reform Versus Transformation, Then and Now

Just as slavery couldn’t be reformed and had to be ended, policing can’t be reformed and has to be abolished, say leaders of modern-day abolitionist movements.

Sonali Kolhatkar | Nov 15, 2021

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

What Comes Next for Portland’s Protests?

After more than 100 days of continual demonstrations, protesters in Portland are looking to the future—and each other—for ways to sustain their movement for Black lives.

Isabella Garcia | Dec 9, 2020

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 9, 2020

Inside Portland’s Autonomous Protest Movement

Portland, Oregon’s five months of ongoing protests in support of Black lives are sustained by a vast, multifaceted, and ever-evolving network of activists, organizers, and mutual aid.

Isabella Garcia | Dec 9, 2020

What #DefundPolice Can Do For Public Safety

Cities imagine taking away resources from racist, oppressive policing and putting it toward public safety and social services.

Nicole Lewis | Aug 26, 2020

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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