Police brutality in the United States

A man holds a sign at George Floyd Square, April 21, 2021, in Minneapolis, a day after former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on all counts for the 2020 death of Floyd.

Despite Chauvin verdict, ACLU says the US still needs international accountability

Police

Law enforcement agencies across the US and in Minneapolis ramped up their forces in anticipation of the Derek Chauvin verdict. Advocates say that decision, in and of itself, shows that the US can’t solve its police brutality problems on its own, and needs international oversight.

A woman speaks at a podium representing Black Immigrant Collective.

‘It’s hard to have hope when you haven’t had time to breathe,’ says Liberian American activist on Chauvin verdict

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Derek Chauvin in gray suit hold microphone as he speaks, while sitting next to his lawyer

Prosecutor: Chauvin ‘had to know’ George Floyd’s life was in danger

Justice
Sandra Bland

How a traffic stop ended with a young black woman dead in a Texas jail

Justice
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What Ferguson has shown us about race relations in America

Justice
Protesters demonstrate in Lower Manhattan on December 4, 2014, demanding justice for the death of Eric Garner.

The Eric Garner case created anger and frustration, but also has protesters ‘really energized’

Justice

Demonstrators have marched in cities across the US to protest a grand jury decision not to indict a white police officer for the killing of Eric Garner. But while protesters say they’re angry and fearful, there are also encouraging signs in how black communities have rallied to each other.

Dwayne R. Rodgers, an independent artist and curator in Brooklyn, took this photograph of Amadou Diallo's funeral procession in New York City in 1999. Rodgers was photographing a series on police brutality in the city.

How the legacy of Amadou Diallo lives on in New York’s immigrant community

Conflict & Justice

This week marks the 15th anniversary of the death of Amadou Diallo, a 23-year-old Guinean native who was the victim of a brutal shooting by four New York police officers. Now his family works to ensure that other African immigrants are able to live out their dreams in the US.

Seven Years Later, Danziger Bridge Shooters Sentenced

Environment

On the fall of 2005, New Orleans was in the grip of one of the worst natural and social disasters in American history: Hurricane Katrina.  And six days after Katrina hit, it became clear the disaster went beyond rising water, poorly constructed levees, and questionable relief efforts. On that day, September 4, 2005, at the Danziger […]

The World

Illinois police chief faces trial for torture

Conflict & Justice

After decades of claims by black men in Chicago that they were tortured and coerced into confessions during the ’70s and ’80s, former police commander Jon Burge now faces trial in federal court on obstruction of justice and perjury charges.

The World

Police confess to cover-up in Katrina killings

In the chaos after Hurricane Katrina, the city turned to police for order and protection. Recently it became evident that trust was violently broken. Guests from ProPublica and the NAACP discuss the depth of the police misconduct. From The Takeaway.