police brutality

City officials were impressed with the rise in arrests, now they say: “I wish we had known sooner”

The last words heard on the video were Nichols calling out for his mother three times

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Today it appears that both ends of the protest spectrum are unacceptable for white America. Neither peaceful nor violent demonstrations are heeded, and both are deemed to be unjustified. On behalf of my community, I say that we are sick...

Two young reporters participate in the Union Square Rally for Philando Castile and Alton Sterling. Following the vigil and the events in Dallas yesterday evening, they draw from their experience and those of other participants to paint a picture of...

Dopo che due afroamericani di St. Paul e Baton Rouge, Philando Castile e Alton Sterling, hanno perso la vita durante un alterco con la polizia e la loro tragedia è stata ripresa in video, i newyorkesi si danno nuovamente appuntamento...

Following altercations with police in St. Paul and Baton Rouge in which two African American men, Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, lost their lives and their tragedy was captured on video, NYC residents will gather in Union Square to protest...

Riots break out in Baltimore fueled by decades of economic violence and police brutality. Freddie Gray dies mysteriously after his arrest by six police officers. Nobody talks about peaceful protests, but cities continue regardless. In New York City the NYPD arrested 143 protesters...