police violence Archives

police violence

sundance

Power Netflix documentary: a row of white police officers in 1960s riot gear march forward.

Sundance 2024: “Power” Is an Effective Introduction to the Violent History of American Policing

Yance Ford’s latest film shows how different groups have not only assimilated into whiteness but assimilated into American policing.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jan 25, 2024

#blacklivesmatter

latinx

The Roots of Anti-Trans Violence: Puerto Rico.

politics + activism

For Trans Puerto Ricans, Passing Laws Is Only Part of the Battle for Liberation

Trans activists in Puerto Rico insist they are not a distraction, but central to the struggle for independence.

Benji Hart —

Mar 31, 2021

#blacklivesmatter

intimate partner violence

issues

The Roots of Anti-Trans Violence

Trans people have been reported as experiencing an epidemic of violence. But why does the violence happen in the first place?

xoai pham —

Mar 29, 2021

extra extra

police violence

collaged photos of Brandon Bernard and Casey Goodson Jr with their respective families

news

Extra! Extra!: Mourning Brandon Bernard and Casey Goodson Jr

In this week’s Extra! Extra! we discuss some of the recent abuses committed by the criminal justice system, revisit the topic of COVID-19 vaccine authorization (after a robust discussion on…

the team —

Dec 11, 2020

covid-19

donald trump

news

Extra! Extra!: How Much Does Yet Another Trump Reveal Actually Reveal?

This week’s Extra! Extra! Offers more reflections on police brutality and delves into some damning news coming out of Trumpland. We also look at some LGBTQ+ news from around the…

the team —

Sep 11, 2020

criminal justice reform

extra extra

news

Extra! Extra!: In Which the Criminal Justice System Offers Justice for Who, Exactly?

This week’s Extra! Extra! brings us more news on abuses of power at all different levels of the criminal justice system. We also take another look at some of the…

the team —

Sep 4, 2020

extra extra

police violence

A standoff in Kenosha between protestors on the left and police in riot gear on the right; in the foreground, a white person wearing a red bandana as a mask gestures angrily at a cop, who looks on impassively

news

Extra! Extra!: Making Sense of a Summer Shaped by Violence

The state-sanctioned violence continues, people protest peacefully and are attacked and even killed by law enforcement and vigilantes (who are also, more or less, supported by law enforcement). We also…

the team —

Aug 28, 2020

education

police violence

politics + activism

Schools Are Ending Contracts With Cops, But That’s Not Enough

While students, their families and organizers are reimagining school hallways without cops, some administrators are stuck on punitive solutions to conflict.

Ro White —

Aug 17, 2020

covid-19

extra extra

news

Extra! Extra!: How Do We Imagine the Future in a Pandemic Where We’ve Yet to Reckon with the Past Two Months?

This week’s Extra! Extra! covers new expose’s on police brutality and violence against Black and brown bodies, an update on the pandemic that isn’t actually happening right now and tragically…

the team —

Jul 17, 2020

2020 election

covid-19

news

Extra! Extra!: On the State of Democracy, Flags and Statues as US’s Independence Day Approaches

On the eve of wealthy cis white men who made their money through slavery declaring independence for stolen land, this week’s Extra! Extra! takes a look at the state of…

the team —

Jul 3, 2020

police violence

playlists

Playlist: My Favorite Anti-Cop, Pro-Black Songs for the Revolution

These past few weeks I’ve been drawn to music that is anti-cop, anti-establishment, and/or pro-black. These songs span genre but mostly lie somewhere between punk and hip hop. They embody…

danijanae —

Jul 1, 2020

extra extra

link roundup

news

Extra! Extra!: What’s Changing – and Staying the Same – in Minneapolis After George Floyd’s Death?

This week’s Extra! Extra! takes us back to the state where George Floyd died to check on the progress towards justice. We take a look at some of the implausible…

the team —

Jun 26, 2020