The Justice Department has launched a civil rights probe of the Memphis Police Department to examine allegations of excessive force, improper stops and searches and racial disparities.
- Associate Professor at the School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University
At a time when Americans celebrated their nation’s independence, it’s clear not every American enjoys the same constitutional rights.
Shielding police from accountability can only lead to more brutality, misconduct – and multimillion-dollar settlements.
Los policías negros pueden tener prejuicios contra los individuos negros y actuar en consecuencia.
L’affaire Tyre Nichols incite à s’interroger sur la façon dont les jeunes Américains noirs sont perçus par les policiers noirs.
Black police officers can have bias against Black people – and act on it.
Music education in Minneapolis public schools stood out as one of the best and gave rise to the city’s music scene that helped propel Prince to fame, a scholar writes.
Scholars of policing, law, race and Minnesota history explain the landmark guilty verdicts handed down in the trial for the murder of George Floyd.
After a riot broke out in 1967, Minneapolis officials squandered an opportunity to address the structural racism that led to George Floyd’s death and a wave of unrest across the country.
Prince was a musical genius, but he didn’t come of age in a vacuum. A human geographer explains how Minneapolis’ unique musical culture nurtured and inspired the budding star.
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