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Colorado officer convicted in death of Elijah McClain
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Colo. officer convicted, another acquitted in first of 3 trials in death of Elijah McClain
Image of a person speaking on "Democracy Now!" and an image of a person holding up a cardboard sign with a picture of a killed activist that reads "Their Blood Is On Your Hands."
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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announced Tuesday that a proposed $90 million police training facility known as "Cop City" is moving forward, despite growing opposition and the police killing of a forest defender.
A white Memphis Police Department sedan is parked at a nighttime crime scene, with flashing lights visible in the distance
Tyre Nichols' death from police brutality underscores the troubled history of specialized police units like Memphis Police Department's SCORPION team and Los Angeles Police Department's Rampart CRASH.
Image of Radley Balko in an interview with "Democracy Now!" and another image of masked police officers wearing helmets and holding up weapons.
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Memphis police have revealed a sixth and a seventh officer have been placed on administrative leave in addition to the five fired officers over the death of Tyre Nichols, after Nichols was brutally beaten at a traffic stop.
A nighttime scene of a protester raising their right arm as they cry out, holding a spray-painted sign that reads "LOVE TO TYRE" in black lettering
As the video goes public of Black police officers in Memphis beating Tyre Nichols to death, it is a stark reminder of George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020. The health effects of these killings ripple from the individual victim to their families, local communities and Black Americans far from the site of the killing, who may have never met the victim.
An image of RowVaughn and Rodney Wells, parents of Tyre Nichols, on a video call with "Democracy Now!" and an image of Tyre Nichols smiling.
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A day after prosecutors charged five former Memphis police officers with murder over the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, "Democracy Now!" speaks with his parents, RowVaughn and Rodney Wells, about their drive to seek justice for their son.
Images of BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors on a video call with "Democracy Now!" and her cousin Keenan Anderson wearing a dress shirt and tie and smiling.
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LAPD officers killed three men of color within 48 hours earlier this month, including 31-year-old Black school teacher Keenan Anderson, who died hours after he was repeatedly tasered.
An illustration shows yellow and black police tape wrapped around a flag in a hole on a golf course green
In Los Angeles, crime happens everywhere — including cemeteries, golf courses and Dodger Stadium, according to LAPD records.
LA Uprising JoVRnalism
On the 30th anniversary of the L.A. uprising, four photographers return to locations they famously captured during the last few days of April 1992.
Protestors hold signs during a Black Lives Matter protest near The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors building on the first anniversary of George Floyd's murder.
Reflecting on the changes that have occurred during the pandemic, Dr. Manuel Pastor discusses how society can reverse the bad and build on the good. The future is forged through our every day actions.
From left Reneisha Davis, Camaree Barr, and Samia Jones raise their fists during a moment of silence at a protest against police violence in the wake of George Floyd's murder by Minnesota Police.
California’s first-in-the-nation task force to identify reparations for African Americans voted Tuesday to limit eligibility to those who can trace their lineage.
Sacramento district attorney Anne Marie Schubert speaks at a news conference in Sacramento, California.
California law enforcement groups are making sizable donations to candidates for attorney general, treasurer and Legislature before the June 7 primary. The biggest recipient is Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert, who is trying to unseat Attorney General Rob Bonta.
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