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Police Violence Against Black WWII Veterans

November 9, 2023October 30, 2023 Candace Cunningham 0 Comments
Black Veterans, police violence, racism, World War II

Black Americans signed up in record numbers to serve their country during World War II. They did so despite a

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From Police Power to Police Practice

August 18, 2022August 12, 2022 DeAnza A. Cook #StreetsBelongToUs, Black women, carceral state, Police, prisons

This post is part of our online roundtable on Anne Gray Fischer’s The Streets Belong to Us The United States of

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Sex Wars and the Consolidation of Police Power

August 17, 2022August 12, 2022 Jessica R. Pliley #StreetsBelongToUs, black feminism, carceral state, feminism, Police

This post is part of our online roundtable on Anne Gray Fischer’s The Streets Belong to Us As other writers in

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The Killing of Charles Bush by Las Vegas Police

May 6, 2022May 4, 2022 Tyler D. Parry Charles Bush, Las Vegas, Nevada, police violence, Protest

In the early morning of July 31, 1990, Terri Siddoway left her apartment and journeyed toward a nearby convenience store

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What ‘Defund the Police’ Really Means

March 3, 2021February 28, 2021 Simon Balto

In late 1969, Fred Hampton issued a call to defund the police, if in different terms than those currently in

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