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Mass Protests Over Police Killings Spur Congress to Pass 14-Year-Old Legislation
Until ongoing mass protests forced the issue, the data-hungry US government for years showed little interest in statistics detailing police killings.
The Point of Protests Against Police Violence? To Shut the System Down
In the wake of the news there would be no indictments for the officers who killed Mike Brown and Eric Garner, protestors are calling for much more than prosecutions.
Half of America Thinks We Live in a Post-Racial Society — The Other Half, Not So Much
New polls suggest public opinion on race in America is split almost down the middle, with most of the divide concerning whether race is really an issue at all.
Let's Not Get Hung Up on Property Damage When We Talk About Protests
News reports on protests that focus on broken windows or a shop's momentary loss of income are missing the broader context of why people take to the streets to demand change.
Two Ohio Cops Were Suspended for Sending Each Other Racist Texts
This doesn't do much to change the perception that the police have it out for black men in America.
Eric Garner Protests Raged On Thursday in New York City
Hundreds were arrested but the protests remained mostly peaceful even as the tone veered from "Hands up, don't shoot!" to "Hands up, shoot back!" by night's end.
The Police Lobby Has Far Too Much Power in American Politics
If we want to stop cops from killing civilians, we need to reduce the influence law enforcement has on the levers of government.
Black Lives Matter
Institutionalized racism isn't just about the headlines you read or the grand jury verdicts that inspire protests, it's something that infects the consciousness of black people everywhere.
New York Exploded in Protests for Eric Garner Last Night
People flooded the streets in response to the Staten Island grand jury's decision not to indict the cop who placed Garner in the choke hold the led to his death last July.
State of Emergency: Ferguson, Missouri - Part 11
VICE News roamed the streets of Ferguson the day after the grand jury's non-indictment inspired widespread arson and looting.
A Grand Jury Just Declined to Indict the Cop Who Killed Eric Garner with a Choke Hold
Little more than a week after a grand jury declined to indict Darren Wilson, another controversial white cop involved in a violent death got off.
Is Ferguson-Style Unrest Coming to New York City?
The NYPD did some recon in Missouri last week ahead of its own grand jury decision on police violence, expected any day now.