police brutality

African American Mayor Mike Elliott poses in a dark gray suit

Brooklyn Center mayor on Chauvin trial: Black people can no longer tolerate ‘a state of terror’

Mayor Mike Elliott talks to Marco Werman about how his childhood in Liberia prepared him for this leadership moment — as his city grapples with the killing of Daunte Wright, and braces for the verdict in the case of George Floyd's death.

Brooklyn Center mayor on Chauvin trial: Black people can no longer tolerate ‘a state of terror’
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton

In Nigeria, many stayed up late for the drama, not the content of the US presidential debate

In Nigeria, many stayed up late for the drama, not the content of the US presidential debate
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Journalist: Black activists need black-only spaces. Here’s why we should respect that.

Journalist: Black activists need black-only spaces. Here’s why we should respect that.
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Breaking the blue wall of silence: A quest for police transparency

Breaking the blue wall of silence: A quest for police transparency
Baltimore city firefighters walk past a West Baltimore residence that was set ablaze after the funeral of Freddie Gray on April 28, 2015.

As Baltimore burns, community leaders condemn violence but urge reform

As Baltimore burns, community leaders condemn violence but urge reform
Cartoon posted to NyanHline's Brainwave Facebook page which is devoted to expressions of protest over the violence directed at Burmese students carrying out a 400-mile march from Mandalay to Yangon. The peacock is an image that goes back to the 1988 prote

Students in Myanmar document government thugs through cartoons

Student protesters in Myanmar get kicked around by thugs, and overnight a Facebook page emerges with cartoons depicting the violence. It's not exactly justice, but it's a start for the country's student demonstrators.

Students in Myanmar document government thugs through cartoons
A demonstrator sits in front of a street fire during a demonstration following the grand jury decision in the Ferguson, Missouri shooting of Michael Brown, in Oakland, California on November 25, 2014.

Just like in Ferguson, police shootings in South Africa prove nothing is 'post-racial' just yet

American cops rarely go to jail for the killings of civilians, and the same goes for police officers in South Africa. And in both countries, the anger at such perceived biases is at odds with the perception that they've become post-racial societies after electing black leaders.

Just like in Ferguson, police shootings in South Africa prove nothing is 'post-racial' just yet
A police officer patrols the street as a little girl watches from her doorstep in the Tivoli Gardens neighborhood of Kingston, Jamaica, on May 27, 2010.

As Ferguson unfolds, a death in Jamaica resurrects the island's history of police brutality

The death of Mario Deane in a Jamaican jail cell became the latest flashpoint between citizens and police officers in Jamaica, which has a long history of police brutality.

As Ferguson unfolds, a death in Jamaica resurrects the island's history of police brutality