大象传媒
How Militarizing Police Sets Up Protesters as 鈥渢he Enemy鈥
The message sent to police through arming them with military equipment is that they are in fact at war.
Tom Nolan | Jun 05, 2020
大象传媒
Police Shooting Data Reveal New Tactics and Training Will Only Go So Far
To create meaningful change, we must look beyond high-profile cases and ask why certain police-civilian encounters occur at all.
Nirej Sekhon | Feb 20, 2016
大象传媒
Seeking Safety as a Black Woman in New Cities
After moving to several unfamiliar cities in the past year, author and scholar Norell Edwards asks: 鈥淲hat does allyship look like while protecting my own safety?鈥
Norell Edwards | Aug 01, 2023
大象传媒
An Uprising Was Inevitable
George Floyd鈥檚 death鈥攁nd so many before his鈥攚as avoidable. But until Black Lives Matter to elected officials, police officers, and White Americans, the uprisings will continue.
Zenobia Jeffries Warfield | May 29, 2020
大象传媒
The Anti-Blackness at the Root of Police Violence
Scholar Rashad Shabazz explains how anti-Black bias is so central to American policing that even Black officers are influenced by it.
Rashad Shabazz | Jan 31, 2023
大象传媒
30 Years After the L.A. Uprising, Multi-Racial Organizers Rebuild the City
The 1992 L.A. rebellion was a wake-up call for a deeply segregated city. Where authorities have failed over 30 years to rebuild what was lost, multi-racial organizing has succeeded in leading progressive change.
Sonali Kolhatkar | Apr 29, 2022
Connective Liberation
Social media has the power to fuel鈥攐r foil鈥攕ocial movements.
Maria Armoudian | Mar 04, 2024
大象传媒
Ferguson Rises: A Documentary on Love, Hope and Beauty
Mobolaji Olambiwonnu hopes his new film on the killing of Michael Brown will bring healing, dignity, and investment to Black communities affected by police violence.
Jaime Alfaro | Nov 01, 2016
大象传媒
Prolonged Uprising Is the New Normal
Along with community care, accountability, and the disruption of oppressive systems.
Jade Begay | Jun 15, 2020
大象传媒
In the Search for Missing Women, Neighbors and Family Members Pair Drones With Indigenous Knowledge
Instead of waiting for answers from police, Indigenous communities are scanning hillsides and riverbeds鈥攁nd helping families cope.
Janice Cantieri | Apr 18, 2019
大象传媒
In Atlanta, Police Violence Ties Together Protests for Gaza, Stop Cop City
Police intervention at the student encampment for Gaza at Atlanta鈥檚 Emory University was faster and more violent than most. Protestors expected and were prepared for it, thanks to the ongoing movement to stop police militarization.
Kamau Franklin & Oren Panovka | Jul 09, 2024
Health & Happiness
Chicago Just Became the First U.S. City to Pay Reparations to Victims of Police Torture
For nearly 20 years, officers of the Chicago Police Department tortured more than 100 people. How survivors and their lawyers won a decades-long fight.
Araz Hachadourian | May 15, 2015
Health & Happiness
Police Encounters During Mental Health Crises Don’t Have to Be Violent
In the wake of another police killing of an unarmed Black man struggling with a mental health disability, I asked people with disabilities what cops鈥攁nd everyone鈥攃an do to help.
Jennifer Sarrett | Sep 10, 2020
Democracy
12 Hashtags That Changed the World in 2014
Slacktivism? Not so much. From #BlackLivesMatter to #BringBackOurGirls, this year's best hashtags around issues of social justice brought fresh voices into some of our most important conversations.
Lindsey Weedston | Dec 20, 2014
Democracy
Occupy at Two: How a Flawed and Fleeting Utopia Changed the World
Author Rebecca Solnit brings you back to the encampments of Occupy, and to the months that forged new friendships, changed the horizons of possibility, and terrified elites.