Tag: race
Judge Dismisses Federal Consent Decree for Minneapolis Police
A judge has thrown out the federal consent decree for the Minneapolis Police Department, ...
Minneapolis Police Consent Decree Has Uncertain Future Under Trump
Minneapolis, the city where a police officer murdered George Floyd in 2020, has agreed ...
For Black and Brown Communities, the Overdose Crisis Is Still Escalating
This International Overdose Awareness Day, VOCAL-US state chapters—VOCAL-NY, VOCAL-TX and VOCAL-KY—are taking direct action ...
Police Shootings in Rural Areas Are Common, But Much Less Visible
Ask the average news consumer to think of “police shooting” and the names most ...
Family Demands Justice for D’Vontaye Mitchell, Killed in Milwaukee
D’Vontaye Mitchell, a 43-year-old Black man, died after being pinned to the ground by hotel ...
South African Cannabis Legalization Comes as the ANC Loses Majority
On May 28, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law a bill that ...
Drug Czar Overstates Cannabis Rescheduling Impact on Criminalization and Race
The White House drug czar says the Biden administration’s move to reschedule marijuana will ...
The Menthols Ban: Delayed, Divisive and Far From Dead
The planned national ban on menthol cigarettes in the United States was postponed indefinitely ...
Over 321,000 Children Lost Parents to Overdose in a Decade
A new study from the National Institutes of Health quantifies the vast number of ...
NY Cases Underline Harms of Drug Testing During Pregnancy
Jane* didn’t think much about the Sam’s Club salad she’d eaten days before she ...
