Police Repression

Ali Winston
The NYPD Unleashes Its Most Brutal Cops On Protesters
21 Oct 2020
The police unit most likely to bust protesters’ heads is full of cops with long misconduct histories.
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
Protests in Minneapolis Disrupted by Orange-Shirted “Collaborators” with Cops
19 Oct 2020
A group calling themselves “violence interrupters” played a role in the October 7 arrest of 50 protesters demanding community control of police, said Jae Yates, of the Twin Cities
Interview by Alex N. Press
Why They Let Breonna Taylor’s Killer Go Free
14 Oct 2020
People in Louisville were in motion, but the politicians shy away from “the massive transformative changes that we demand.”
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
Beware the Movement’s “Controlled Opposition”
12 Oct 2020
Shannon Jones, of Bronxites for NYPD Accountability, who was among 250 people arrested at a massive police assault on protesters, June 4, warns that some corporate foundation-funde
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Fight the Power: Resistance Radio at the Virtual GRC Summit
07 Oct 2020
The Grassroots Radio Virtual Summit is for anyone looking for ways to resist heightening repression and anyone who feels that grassroots radio is vital to their community, writes Ann Garrison.
Sam Levin
Blacks in LA Nearly Four Times as Likely to be Cited by Police
07 Oct 2020
Activists say these ordinances for minor violations are rooted in racist laws and anti-homeless policies. “it’s illegal to be Black in public.”
Abbie Vansickle
When Police Violence is a Dog Bite
07 Oct 2020
In some jurisdiction police dogs only bite Black people, but only a few that are mauled by dogs get justice.
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
If Breonna Were White…
06 Oct 2020
In an essay titled “Breonna’s Deathbed,” political prisoner Mumia Abu Jamal asks if the Louisville cops that killed Breonna Taylor would still be free if they had shot to
Aurin Squire
The Blue Wall Of Silence
30 Sep 2020
A majority of New York City cops are non-white, but their union endorsed the re-election of Donald Trump, with no loud protest from the darker ranks.
Andrew Ford
How Criminal Cops Often Avoid Jail
30 Sep 2020
Dozens of New Jersey officers who have been criminally charged with official misconduct avoided the jail time called for under the law.