The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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Eric Garner and Tamir Rice Among Those Missing From FBI Record of Police Killings
Only 224 of 18,000 law enforcement agencies around the U.S. reported a fatal shooting by their officers to the FBI last year, shedding new light on flaws in official systems for counting the use of deadly force by police.
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Cincinnati Police Officer Indicted for Murder After Killing Unarmed Black Driver
Prosecutors said officer Ray Tensing “purposely killed” 43-year-old Samuel DuBose, an unarmed black man who was pulled over for a missing front license plate.
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Protests Mount in Baltimore Over Police Killing of Freddie Gray
Outrage over the police killing of 25-year-old Freddie Gray in Baltimore continued on Thursday after hundreds demonstrated in front of the Western District police station where Gray was taken following his arrest on April 12.
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“Acts of Passion”: What This Washington Post Investigation Tells Us About Fatal Police Shootings
The Post’s analysis doesn't confirm that race was a factor in dozens of shootings, but the fact that more than 75% of the officers involved were white, and two-thirds of the victims were minorities, leads observers to believe race played a factor.
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“No More Stolen Sisters”: Why #NativeLivesMatter Is About More Than Policing
Indigenous women make up 4.3% of Canada's female population – but represent almost half of the number of women murdered in the country.
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Police Killed More Than Twice As Many People As FBI Reported; Darren Wilson Walks
An average of 545 people killed by local and state law enforcement officers in the U.S. went uncounted in the country’s most authoritative crime statistics every year for almost a decade, according to a report released on Tuesday.
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Why Black Lives Matter Needs the Black Panthers
A half century ago, activists were demanding not only the recognition that black lives matter but also the right to black power.
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Albuquerque Police Officers Who Shot Homeless Man Face Murder Charges
Swat member Dominique Perez and former Detective Keith Sandy will each face a single count of open murder in the death of 38-year-old James Boyd.
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Enough Police Bullying: Stop the NYPD Coup
Police need to feel empowered so they don't fear speaking up when they see misbehavior by their colleagues.
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Why 5,000 U.K. Police Officers Could Be Off the Job Due to Austerity Cuts
As unruly protests by New York City police continue to rile U.S. media, police officers in the U.K. are finding themselves on the austerity frontlines with thousands of jobs threatened in the coming years.
