Instead of serving as an obstacle to protesters’ message, the wall had become the message.
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Leonard Pitts: During protests, police wore their brutality like a badge of honor
Exhibit A: Two Buffalo officers were suspended for shoving a 75-year-old protester to the ground, 57 quit in support – and a Florida police organization wanted to hire them.
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Commentary: Newspaper, city of Portland mischaracterize protest safety concerns
The city used a meeting between officials and community members ‘to provide legitimacy for their actions against the public for expressing their First Amendment rights.’
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Portland council delves into details of city’s police policies
City councilors begin the task of probing the department’s policies and procedures during a nearly 3-hour meeting in which they pepper the police chief with questions.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump eyes racial equality debate through economic lens
Administration officials say there have been numerous discussions arguing for and against having the president address the nation on police-community relations and racial injustice.
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IBM quits facial recognition, joins call for police reforms
Ongoing protests responding to the death of George Floyd have sparked a broader reckoning, including a closer look at the use of police technology to track demonstrators and monitor American neighborhoods.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
What makes an American a patriot? Spike Lee has some answers
Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods” is the first major film to put the experience of black Vietnam veterans front and center
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Why famous white women are handing over their Instagram accounts Wednesday
Dozens of white celebrities will hand over their accounts to nearly four dozen black women in an attempt to amplify the latter’s voices beyond their usual social media reach.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Republican senators quietly consider changes in police practices, accountability
The burst of legislative activity in the Republican ranks is an abrupt turnaround after years of black deaths with law enforcement.
Posted inNation & World
George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, buried in Houston
Hundreds of mourners packed a Houston church Tuesday for the funeral of George Floyd, the black man whose death has inspired a worldwide reckoning over racial injustice