Megan Dias – The Conversation

The fatal beating of Tyre Nichols started after he was pulled over by cops. City of Memphis via AP

February 3, 2023

Police traffic stops can alienate communities and lead to violent deaths like Tyre Nichols’ – is it time to rethink them?

Derek Epp, The University of Texas at Austin and Megan Dias, The University of Texas at Austin

The case of Tyre Nichols highlights how traffic stops can turn deadly. Traffic stops are also prone to racial bias, can break down community trust in police and yield few results, research shows.

Jagmeet Singh won 53.6 per cent of the first-ballot votes on Sunday to become the new leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party. (The Canadian Press/Chris Young)

October 2, 2017

What Jagmeet Singh’s historic NDP leadership win means for Canada

Megan Dias, University of British Columbia

Jagmeet Singh has become the first ethnic minority to become leader of a federal political party. Will his message of “love and courage” best Justin Trudeau’s “sunny ways” in the next federal election?

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