Social Justice
300 and counting: Push by feds to arrest in US protests
Barr pushed his U.S. attorneys to bring federal charges whenever they could, keeping a grip on cases even if a defendant could be tried instead in state court.
4 years ago
Military police leaders weighed deploying ‘heat ray’ against D.C. protesters
Hours before police cleared protesters near the White House on June 1, a whistleblower got an email asking to find a device that would make protesters' skin feel hot.
4 years ago
$1M bail set for Lancaster police shooting demonstrators
The protests concerned the shooting death by police of a Ricardo Munoz, whose sister had called in hopes of having him involuntarily committed for mental health treatment.
4 years ago
Multi-million settlement reached in Breonna Taylor lawsuit
The settlement would be the largest sum paid by the city for a police misconduct case, according to a person who has seen the settlement.
4 years ago
Police shoot, kill knife-wielding man in Lancaster, setting off protests
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Lancaster after police shot and killed Ricardo Munoz, 27, on Sunday afternoon.
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Racism left Hunting Park overheated. Neighbors are making a cooler future
The North Philly neighborhood has fewer trees and hotter days than areas that weren’t redlined. Residents, along with city government, are working on solutions.
4 years ago
Listen 4:18Racial injustice themes on display in empty NFL stadiums
NFL teams opening their seasons in empty stadiums knelt, locked arms or raised fists in protest for pregame ceremonies on the first full Sunday of the football season.
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The Black Community Watchline in Middlesex County, N.J. allows people to report and seek counseling for instances of anti-Black violence, aggression and bias.
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Listen 1:33City councilwoman proposes legislation criminalizing racially motivated 911 calls
The legislation was inspired by a May 25 incident, where a white woman called 911 on a Black man in New York City’s Central Park.
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Malik Aziz, ‘grandfather of returning citizens’ who fought injustice, dies at 65
The trailblazing civic leader changed attitudes about formerly incarcerated people and helped restore the vote for those with felony convictions.
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Hollywood’s inclusion problems still run deep, study finds
In the most popular films of 2019, protagonists were more diverse than ever, and there were more women behind the camera.
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Political divisions drive police brutality cases
Most large civil settlements for police killings were in liberal areas the year after the Ferguson unrest. Now, lawyers say current protests are hardening political divisions.
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Claiming solidarity isn’t enough. Drexel needs to act like Black Lives Matter
Campus activists challenge President John Fry’s commitment to racial justice based on his approach to community policing and development.
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Rochester police leaders retire after suffocation death
Top police leaders in Rochester are retiring en masse amid criticism of the city's handling of the suffocation death of Daniel Prude, Mayor Lovely Warren said Tuesday.
4 years ago
Many Black people say police killings aren’t ‘going to be fixed overnight’
Nearly 65% of Americans agreed that the country "needs to continue making changes to give Black Americans equal rights with white Americans."
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