police-community relations
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Ben Crump Heralded as Black America’s Attorney General
Crump is widely known as the go-to attorney when police violate the rights of Black men and women. And, sadly,…
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EDITORIAL: When Communities Depend on Police
The District of Columbia is not unlike any other city in the U.S. dealing with the challenges of failed police-community…
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Funeral Plans Announced for Rayshard Brooks
A funeral service for Rayshard Brooks, a Black man who was fatally shot by a white police officer in Atlanta…
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Prince George’s Police Chief Resigns in Wake of Lawsuit Alleging Departmental Racism
Hours after a virtual press conference revealed white Prince George's County police officers allegedly used racial slurs and retaliatory methods…
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ACLU, Others Denounce ICE Presence at George Floyd Protests
A major call has gone out from numerous civil rights and immigration rights organizations seeking to bar Immigration and Customs…
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Budget Hearing Sparks Debate on ‘Defund the Police’ Movement
A recent D.C. Council committee oversight hearing became a battleground in the ongoing debate about the level of funding the…
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Healing Circle Near White House Channels African Ancestral Energy
During the last eight minutes and 46 seconds of his life, with the weight of an officer's knee on his…
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Police Reform Discussed in Prince George’s County
Similar to ongoing discussions on police reform nationwide, Prince George's County officials proposed policy recommendations and solutions during a more…
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What Defunding Police Departments Means
On Friday, the Minneapolis City Council started a process that would eliminate the city's police department as a charter department…
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California Families Wary of Suicide Rulings for Black Men Found Hanging from Trees
The deaths of two Black men found hanging from trees in California have prompted more unrest in the country following…
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