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Black Families Are Hiring Private Investigators Because Cops Won’t Find Their Kids
Some families are turning to retired cops and lawyers to find out what happened to their children because they feel police aren’t doing enough.
Former Cop Derek Chauvin Appealing in George Floyd Murder Case
Chauvin filed 14 reasons he should not go to prison for at least 22 years following his conviction earlier this year.
Gabby Petito’s Case Got Attention. Many Indigenous and Black Cases Do Not.
In Wyoming, where police say they found Petito's remains, 710 Indigenous people were reported missing from 2011-2020.
US Border Agents Are Removing Haitian Migrants Using Horses and Whips
“This is why your country’s shit,” one Border Patrol agent on horseback yelled at a group of Haitian migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas.
Ten Thousand Migrants Are Camping Under a Bridge Between the US and Mexico
A camp of thousands of mostly Haitian migrants has formed on the border with Texas.
Cops Beat and Tased a Black Dad in Front of His Daughter at a Traffic Stop
Pulled over after his temporary license plate fell off, Imani Ringgold-D'Abell was tased multiple times by police.
Colombian Police Kidnapped and Tortured Protesters at Secret 'Black Sites,' Victims Say
VICE World News reports on new details of clandestine detention sites and human rights abuses that have emerged following months of deadly protests in Colombia.
Mexico Embraces Afghan Refugees as Its Soldiers Beat Asylum Seekers Traveling by Caravan
An immigration official was caught stomping on the head of a Central American migrant twice in a video that circulated over the weekend.
Minneapolis Is Just One Vote Away From Dismantling the Police
If citizens vote yes, the Minneapolis Police Department will be disbanded and replaced with a Department of Public Safety.
Yet Another Black Man Has Been Killed Over Loud Music
The suspected shooter had a “verbal altercation” with the victim about “the volume of music” coming from his car.
Video Shows Cops Pointing Guns, Smirking at Rapper Shooting Music Video
Twy Korchinski Beals, whose sister Regis Korchinski-Paquet died after a police interaction in 2020, said Toronto cops pulled their guns on him and his family for no reason.
The Gig Economy’s Business Model Is a Racial Justice Issue
Uber and Lyft say they care about Black lives, but their business models and lobbying disproportionately hurt people of color.