The Police Killing You Probably Didn’t Hear About This Week
A Black trans person was killed in a police encounter in Florida, the “epicenter of anti-transgender violence.”Sipa USA via AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Wednesday evening, while Minneapolis burned, several dozen mourners held a candlelight vigil in Tallahassee, Florida for Tony McDade. McDade, a Black…
The Officer Who Arrested George Floyd Doesn’t Live in Minneapolis
People at a police precinct In Minneapolis on Tuesday protest the death of George Floyd. Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On a quiet tree-lined street in the suburb of Oakdale, Minnesota, several protesters gathered Tuesday evening outside the home of Derek Chauvin,…
Minneapolis Banned Warrior-Style Police Training. Its Police Union Kept Offering It Anyway.
Lt. Bob Kroll, president of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis, at a Trump rally in October 2019.Richard Tsong-Taatarii/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.George Floyd’s killing on Monday at the hand of a white police officer is sparking intense scrutiny of the Minneapolis Police Department—an institution long…
Breonna Taylor Is One of a Shocking Number of Black People to See Armed Police Barge Into Their Homes
Breonna TaylorTaylor family photo For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In mid-March, police officers barged into Breonna Taylor’s home in Louisville, Kentucky, in the middle of the night and discharged a spray of bullets that struck and killed the 26-year-old EMT. More than two months later, leaders in…
Exclusive: Stacey Abrams Says the Shooting of Ahmaud Arbery Was “Murder”
Mother Jones Illustration; Photo Courtesy of Fair Fight For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In exclusive interview with Mother Jones on Thursday afternoon, former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams was clear about how she sees the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed 25-year-old Black man: It’s “murder,” she said. …
The “Single Most Important DA Race in the Country” Is Headed to a Runoff
District Attorney Jackie Lacey and former San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon, at a candidates’ debate in JanuaryDamian Dovarganes/AP In the sweeping progressive movement to elect district attorneys to reform the criminal justice system, there’s perhaps no greater prize than Los Angeles. It’s home to the biggest district attorney’s office in the country by far,…