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Brit Bennett on church, racism and her novel, ‘The Mothers’

Arts

Brit Bennett’s bestselling debut explores how faith is shaped by culture — something she saw growing up in both black and white churches.

People protest against the killing of a homeless man by police outside LAPD headquarters on March 3, 2015.

The Justice Department wades into the fight against police discrimination

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A New York City police officer reacts next to people protesting against the death of Eric Garner during an arrest in July.

Even the creator of ‘broken windows’ policing thought it could lead to racial problems

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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

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French youth take part in a protest against the government's handling of recent urban unrest in France, at Place Saint Michel in Paris, November 16, 2005.

In France, Ferguson protests stir memories of suburban riots

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A police officer holds his riot gun while demonstrators protest the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 13, 2014.

‘Municipal shock and awe’ comes to the streets of Ferguson

Justice

Tear gas, armored vehicles and the arrest of reporters marked Wednesday’s protests in Ferguson, Mo. The images coming out of the Missouri town furthered anger at police tactics in the town and even prompted a White House response.Tear gas, armored vehicles and the arrest of reporters marked Wednesday’s protests in Ferguson, Mo. The images coming out of the Missouri town furthered anger at police tactics in the town and even prompted a White House response.

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A look back at the devastation of Hurricane Katrina

Global Politics

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, then FEMA director Michael Brown took a beating for his lack of formal emergency management experience. We check in with Michael Brown about life after Katrina, lessons learned, and how he thinks about that tragic moment now that he has the clarity that often comes with the passing of time.

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