This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Moving Freely exhibit opening in North Lawndale. Moving Freely is the result of a partnership between Lawndale Pop-Up Spot, a shipping container village on…
Millions of children trapped in protracted conflict in Syria continue to endure severe violence with little support for survivors, according to the UN Secretary-General’s third report on the situation, launched on Wednesday. “In Syria, all…
Even though the U.S. was built on Indigenous land, Cynthia Benally says most Americans know very little about native peoples and their culture today. She’s Diné, or Navajo, and a…
Police will be banned from participating in New York City Pride events, as organizers say they are seeking to “create safer spaces” for “marginalized groups.” Under the new policy, announced Saturday by NYC Pride,…
New York, which has long prided itself on being one of the world's safest cities, is experiencing a surge in crime, with the topic becoming a central theme of a mayoral race set to be…
Missouri's Legislature on Thursday passed a wide-ranging bill that would, among other things, limit when police can use chokeholds, in an effort to respond to the outcry over police violence.…
Mother's Day weekend was especially bloody with shootings at a birthday party in Colorado Springs, in Times Square, Chicago, Phoenix and Baltimore. When the pandemic began last year, gun sales…
The California Department of Justice will review the shooting death of 22-year-old Sean Monterrosa at the hands of officers at the Vallejo Police Department, the state's attorney general said. The…
When a police officer uses force resulting in serious bodily injury or death, there is an incalculable level of emotional, psychological, physical and financial left in its wake. If an…
The 9:30 a.m. ET hearing will examine the legacy of the massacre, remedies for the continuing harm, and the connection to the current crisis of police violence and systemic racism…