police shooting

Don Damond speaks to the media about his fiancée Justine Damond

Foreign coverage of the shooting of Justine Damond is giving Americans new perspective

July 21, 2017Conflict

When Justine Damond was shot by a Minneapolis police officers, Australian media descended on the city, and changed the way the shooting was being reported.

Officer Yanez acquitted in shooting death of Philando Castile

June 16, 2017Conflict

What we know so far about the police shooting of Jordan Edwards

May 2, 2017Conflict

Born with two strikes? These Somali Muslims in Minnesota find a home with Black Lives Matter

August 5, 2016Justice

When it comes to police shootings, the US doesn’t look like a developed nation

July 11, 2016Justice

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Breaking the blue wall of silence: A quest for police transparency

December 7, 2015Justice

As the Justice Department launches an investigation into Chicago’s police, Callie Crossley wonders whether the code of silence among officers will ultimately be broken.

Michael Brown, one year later: The tragic civil rights moment that ignited a movement

August 3, 2015Justice

What happened a year ago in Ferguson, Missouri cemented grassroots efforts from moment to movement. But there are more Michael Browns as well — 585 so far this year, 81 in the last month alone.

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