Tag: race
Police Brutality and Fear: Hits Keep Coming for Philly’s Most Vulnerable
When the current protests began in Philadelphia on Saturday, May 30, something felt distinctly ...
“The Waterboarding of Drugs!”—Hasan Minhaj Blasts “Rigged” Marijuana Industry
If the marijuana industry is consolidating among large corporations, while Black and Brown people ...
Cop’s Memorial Day Killing of Black Man Encouraged by Local DA Culture
Minneapolis, Memorial Day 2020. A Black man’s head lies on the asphalt, and the ...
Boston DA Spat Puts Hard Questions to the “Progressive Prosecutor” Movement
Rachael Rollins is undoubtedly an exciting prosecutor. When she announced during her 2018 campaign ...
Ahmaud Arbery Case: Deep Investigation Must Take On Structural Racism
The brutal killing of Ahmaud Arbery, by a retired member of law enforcement and ...
ACLU Underlines That Racial Justice Takes More Than Just Marijuana Legalization
Black people are more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana, even after ...
San Antonio’s War on Street-Level Sex Workers
On a late August afternoon, a woman with shoulder-length brown hair asked a passing ...
COVID-19 Is Especially Devastating for Black and Brown Americans
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its accompanying economic downturn is disproportionately affecting Black ...
The Lessons of Chicago’s Disastrous “Crime Prediction” Experiment
In 2012, the Chicago Police Department (CPD) collected data on everyone arrested in the ...
The Legacy of Northeast Philly’s “Redlining” Against Methadone Clinics
Protesting residents of the mostly white, working-class neighborhoods of Holmesburg and Mayfair in Northeast ...
