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It’s dismally apparent that some black lives matter more than others
By Emma Dabiri Following the killings of unarmed men and boys such as Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner and Walter Scott, the United States is entering what’s being called a new civil rights movement, with activists ensuring that the … Continue reading
Khalil Muhammad: To Stop Police Killings, Transform the Political Culture That Threatens Black Lives
Protests were held from coast to coast on Tuesday in a day of action against police violence and racial profiling. The protests came as the sheriff’s reserve deputy, who fatally shot Eric Harris in Oklahoma, turned himself in to authorities. … Continue reading
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Walter Scott, Thomas Slager, and the Myth of Police Reform
By Ta-Nehisi Coates There is a tendency, when examining police shootings, to focus on tactics at the expense of strategy. One interrogates the actions of the officer in the moment trying to discern their mind-state. We ask ourselves, “Were they … Continue reading
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Even If Walter Scott’s Family Wins in Court, the Cop Won’t Pay a Dime
By Jaeah Lee The family of Walter Scott, the man who died on Saturday after being shot eight times by North Charleston police officer Michael Slager, has decided to sue Slager, the city of North Charleston, and its police department. … Continue reading
Black death has become a cultural spectacle: Why the Walter Scott tragedy won’t change White America’s mind
By Brittney Cooper The most recent coldblooded police slaughter of an unarmed Black man is not the story of “one bad apple.” I refuse to narrate this story as another “isolated incident.” On Saturday morning, Michael Thomas Slager, a police … Continue reading
How a Broken Tail Light Can Be a Death Sentence in America
By Karen Dolan So now we know: A broken tail light can get you killed in America. The situation that led to the alleged murder of Walter L. Scott by a white police officer in North Charleston SC is indicative … Continue reading
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Walter Scott: Week by bloody week, my America is sliding back towards slavery
By Michael W. Twitty For the United States, and with it, the entire western world, this past week should have been time to reflect on a monumental anniversary: the true end of chattel slavery in the United States 150 years … Continue reading →