police brutality
After a Police Shooting, One Father's Quest for Justice Sets a Precedent
After a cop killed his son, Nicholas Heyward Sr. became a mentor to the Black Lives Matter movement. His crusade may finally pay off.
Photos the Brazilian Police Could Not Delete
At a recent demonstration in São Paulo, Vinicius Gomes' camera was run over by a police car. Luckily, another photographer was able to recover the pieces and found that the memory card miraculously still worked.
Inside the Rio Rap Scene Calling Out Police Brutality
With the planet's gaze having moved on from the Olympics, Rio's neighborhood rap circles remain a vital venue for protesting police violence.
The Founder of Black Guns Matter on How to Reduce Urban Violence
"Guns are everywhere in my neighborhood. I want my community to know what bullets can do—and how they can exercise their rights."
A Black Lives Matter Painter Explains How Art Can Be Activism
Langston Allston sees his murals for Alton Sterling and other victims of police brutality as a way to "help people plug in who weren't previously plugged in."
If All Lives Matter, Act Like It
The demonization of black victims and the lionization of law enforcement have to stop.
Meet the 18-Year-Old Student Behind Black Lives Matter London
We spoke to 18-year-old Marayam Ali about fighting institutional racism in the UK and what it's like getting thrust into the media spotlight.
When Cops Can Legally Shoot People in America
A law professor explains the sometimes tricky rules that govern when a police officer using lethal force is technically justified under the law.
I Am Young and Black and I Don't Want to Die
How can you feel safe when black death is everywhere you look and tools like guns only seem to make you more of a target?
Alton Sterling Is the Latest Black Man Killed by Cops on Camera
The Baton Rouge man was shot while being restrained by the police outside a convenience store, sparking outrage and protests and leading to a US Department of Justice investigation.
When Someone You Love Dies in Police Custody and They Blame 'Excited Delirium'
Many cops are taught that some people lose it, gain superhuman strength, and die. But is the condition real?
The 'New York Post' Says Quentin Tarantino Lied About Doing Jail Time to Sound Badass
As you might expect, the tabloid wasted no time before calling the director's story "Pulp Fiction."