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Michael Brown
February 3, 2023
Anthony Conwright
Videos of Police Brutality Against Black People Are a Futile Spectacle
The ritual of repeated “reckonings” hasn’t changed abuses by cops.
August 5, 2020
MagazineKim Kelly
The AFL-CIO’s Untenable Stance on Cops
A power struggle over police unions rattles the heart of the American labor movement.
February 13, 2019
Kia Gregory
How Videos of Police Brutality Traumatize African Americans and Undermine the Search for Justice
June 22, 2017
MagazineMychal Denzel Smith
A Grief Observed
From Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin, the power and pain of black mourning.
March 18, 2015
Cristian Farias
"Hands Up, Don't Shoot" Was Not Built on a Lie
Ferguson's message is as powerful as ever.
March 4, 2015
Jamil Smith
You, Too, Can Prevent Police Brutality
The DOJ's Ferguson probe shows why we need to get proactive
December 21, 2014
Claire Groden
Don't Blame Protesters for the Murder of Two New York Cops
September 4, 2014
Rebecca Leber
The Feds' Ferguson Investigation Is the Most Meaningful Action Since Michael Brown's Death
August 22, 2014
Tracey Meares
Ferguson's Schools Are Just as Troubling as Its Police Force
And the city won't heal until we fix them too
August 19, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
When Does the Ferguson Story End?
At least two things probably need to happen first
August 18, 2014
Brian Beutler
The Right-Wing Response to Ferguson Is Depressingly Predictable
August 14, 2014
Brian Beutler
Conservatives Stoked White Resentment Over Ferguson Long Before Obama's Statement

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