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Demanding Investigation, Amnesty International and UN Official Condemn Killing of #EndSARS Protesters by Nigerian Forces

People protest against recent violence at demonstrations in Nigeria on October 21, 2020 in New York City. Multiple protesters of police brutality were shot dead by Nigerian soldiers Tuesday. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Speaks Out, Accusing AG Cameron of Misrepresenting Proceedings

Julia Conley, staff writer

A judge ruled that grand jury records regarding the Taylor case should be released so the public can determine whether "publicly elected officials are being honest."

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Proposal by Katie Porter, House Dems Would Fund Mental Health First Responders to Reduce Police Violence

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) and three of her House Democratic colleagues introduced a bill on October 20, 2020 to fund mental health first responder units in a bid to reduce police violence against mentally ill people. (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

The co-sponsors cited research showing people with mental illnesses are 16...

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Native Americans Protesting Trump Border Wall Tear Gassed, Arrested by US Agents on Indigenous Peoples' Day

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

A dozen land and water protectors were arrested after Border Patrol and Arizona State Troopers used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse a Native American ceremony on Indigenous Peoples' Day on October 12, 2020. (Photo: Rafael Samanez/O'odham Anti Border Collective)

"It's obscene and offensive to us that local and state governments move to...

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A coalition of progressive lawmakers, union leaders, and social justice advocates on Thursday unveiled the "People's Charter," a political agenda intended to outline how working people can come together to transform the U.S. from a country that works for "the privileged and powerful few" to one that "cares for all of us." (Photo: People's Charter)

Demanding a Nation That 'Cares for All' Not Just the Wealthy Few, Progressives Unveil People's Charter

More than 10,000 people turned out for a June 3, 2020 Black youth-led protest in support of Black lives near Dolores Park in San Francisco (Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)

San Francisco Activists Sue City Over 'Illegal Dragnet Surveillance' of George Floyd, BLM Protests

Jonathan Price was allegedly shot and killed by police officer Shaun Lucas—who has been charged with murder—in Wolfe City, Texas on October 3, 2020. (Photo: Facebook/Texas Department of Public Safety)

Texas Cop Shaun Lucas Charged With Murder of 'Hometown Hero' and Unarmed Black Man Jonathan Price

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) released unredacted portions of a 2006 FBI document warning of the growing threat of white supremacist infiltration of U.S. police departments. (Photo: Getty Images)

'Serious Dereliction of Duty': Unveiling Unredacted FBI Report, Raskin Raps Trump Administration for Ignoring White Supremacist Threat in Law Enforcement

People gather at Breonna Taylor's makeshift memorial in an area activists have renamed Injustice Square Park in downtown Louisville on September 26, 2020 to protest a Kentucky grand jury's failure to charge any police officers for the March killing of Taylor. (Photo: Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Kentucky AG Ordered to Release Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Tapes After Juror Demands 'Full Story and Absolute Truth'

A view of a memorial to Breonna Taylor in Jefferson Square Park in downtown Louisville, Kentucky prior to the September 23, 2020 announcement of the results of a grand jury inquiry into the police officers involved in the killing of Taylor (Photo: Jeff Dean/AFP)

'Property More Valuable Than Human Life': No Charges Against Officers for Killing Breonna Taylor

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at Times Square in New York City on August 9, 2020 to call for justice in the case of Breonna Taylor. (Photo: Karla Ann Cote/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

'We Must Not Lose Focus': Louisville To Pay $12 Million to Family of Breonna Taylor, But Officers Not Yet Charged

Family of Jacob Blake Hosts Block Party, Voter Drive to Drown Out 'Pain and Division' Brought by Trump Visit to Kenosha

Amid Violence in Portland, Biden and Progressive Critics Blame 'Trump's America' for Chaos

'Get Your Knee Off Our Necks': On 57th Anniversary of Historic Civil Rights Rally, Tens of Thousands March on Washington

'Wild and Timely' Report Details Infiltration of Far-Right Militias and White Supremacist Groups in US Police Departments

'Strike Is Our Tactic. Solidarity Is Our Power': NBA, WNBA Players Ignite Work Stoppage to Protest Police Violence

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American Sustainable Business Council

ASBC and Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founders Call on Business Community to Support Eliminating Qualified Immunity

Bend the Arc

Justice in Policing Act 'Falls Short of Meaningful Accountability'...

Drug Policy Alliance

Drug Policy Alliance Statement on Tim Scott Senate Police Bill

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Senate Republican Policing Bill Fails to Deliver Transformative Change

Color of Change

Color of Change PAC Announces "No Cash From Cops” Campaign to Cut Ties From the Fraternal Order of Police...

ACLU

ACLU, BLM Seek Emergency Court Order Barring Use of Chemical Weapons on Protesters in Seattle

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Ralph Nader

Democrats Must Demolish Trump’s Delusional Law-Breaking Dystopia

Olivia Riggio

At Washington Post, Defunding Police Is a Step Too Radical

Glen Ford

Yes, Defund the Cops–And Put Them Under Community Control

Yohuru Williams

Police Must Be Guardians, Not Warriors

Suzanne Nossel

Those Who Exercise Free Speech Should Also Defend It—Even When It's Offensive

Robert C. Koehler

Defunding 'Justified' Murder

Kanya Bennett

Congress Can Lead the Charge on Divesting From Law Enforcement

Eddie Chambers

Statues, Statues, They All Fall Down

Lornet Turnbull

Cities Reimagine Public Safety Amid Calls to #DefundPolice

Michael Winship

What George Floyd’s Dying Breaths Tell Our Fractured Nation