Former President Barack Obama has pushed back at the criticism he received from progressive Democrats for suggesting pithy slogans like “defund the police” may actually prevent real change. In a 32-minute interview that aired on Tuesday’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Obama expanded on his concern […]
The Minneapolis City Council has decided to devote a small portion of the city’s police budget to alternative methods of policing including violence prevention specialists and mental health crisis teams, according to The Minneapolis Star Tribune and The Washington Post. In a budget that was approved on Thursday, […]
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is supporting demands for racial justice in the wake of the U.S. police killing of George Floyd and is blasting COVID-19 skeptics and the media that spread their conspiracies in a new book penned during the Vatican’s coronavirus lockdown. In […]
State Rep. Attica Scott helped enact “Breonna’s Law,” which will ban no-knock warrants in Kentucky. Charges brought against protestors seeking justice for Breonna Taylor in Kentucky have been dropped. State Rep. Attica Scott took to Twitter on Monday to announce that the felony and misdemeanor charges against her and […]
Nigerian authorities have cracked down on “end Sars” protesters, charging prominent supporters of financing terrorism and sanctioning coverage of recent abuses by security forces. Authorities have suspended the bank accounts of prominent supporters, fined media agencies accused of “exaggerated reporting” of police abuses – including […]
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