What will it take before there is a universal acceptance that this is not about one or two bad apples, but about a system that has empowered a war trained security force? One which overwhelmingly sees African-Americans as a threat, even when they are simply in search of a burger and fries.

Providing felons with immunity from civil liability doesn’t pass the smell test.

Jim Braude shares his thoughts on the Trump administration's shunning of masks during the coronavirus pandemic.

Can an editor who doubles as an opinion writer accuse a reporter of bias without raising the specter of hypocrisy?

Silence equals death.

The officer "pulled out his service revolver and pointed it at my head."

LGBTQ+ civil rights and black civil rights histories intersect on many issues — with violence and police brutality among them.

Both presidents failed to level with the public.

Protests over police violence and white supremacy have erupted in almost 600 US cities. A historian of black social movements says what's happened after George Floyd's death is unprecedented.

“You can’t underestimate the role that race plays.”