Tag: race
A Record Means Discrimination—But National Expungement Week Is Here
For Mauro Melgar, record expungement is not just an abstract policy, it’s something that ...
The LEAD Program Faces a Reckoning for Centering Police
The murder of George Floyd and the explosion of protests against police terror led ...
As New Jersey Cops Arrest 100 People Daily for Marijuana, Will the State Legalize?
Will New Jersey become next state to fully legalize marijuana? It’s one of four ...
Study: Police Violence Steals Millennia From Black Men’s Lives
The terror imposed on Black, Indigenous and other communities by the police is hard ...
Portland Charges Exemplify Struggle Over Feds’ Prosecution Encroachment
Ammon Bundy shocked the country when he took up arms against the US federal ...
“The Drum Beat in My Head Gets Louder”—Meet DPA’s New Leader
“Is it going to be Kassandra?” There’s a reason that question was asked over ...
The Impact of Family Members’ Incarceration on Black Women’s Mental Health
A new study shows that Black women who have experienced having a family member ...
New York Times Breonna Taylor Piece Embraces Drug-War Narratives
Remarkably, a recent 6,000-word New York Times investigative article about Breonna Taylor doesn’t mention ...
NYPD Reports Eight-Fold Increase in Use of Force for “Crowd Control” During Floyd Uprising
In the late spring and early summer, New York City, like the rest of ...
Overdose Awareness Day: Drug Users Are Aware—What About Governments?
Every year we come together to remember the lives that have been lost due ...
