Protests and Resistance
San Antonio Police Officer Yelled ‘F— You, F—-t’ During Confrontation at Travis Park Statue Removal
A San Antonio police officer was suspended for three days without pay after he allegedly used a homophobic slur against a man during a confrontation at the Travis Park Confederate
Judge Says St. Louis Police Can’t Spray Chemicals on Protesters
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police in St. Louis who have dealt with dozens of protests in the two months since a former officer was acquitted in the death of a
This Activist is Prying Loose Missouri Drug Task Force Records One Lawsuit At a Time
Last month, a Missouri state circuit judge did something nearly unheard of: She punished a public official for flouting transparency laws. State Circuit Judge Patricia Joyce ruled that a Cole
A Teenager Sued SDPD, and Was Documented as a Gang Member Soon After
This past March, Jamie Wilson received a letter from the San Diego Police Department, notifying her that her 17-year-old son had been added to CalGang, the state’s gang database. It
Los Angeles Police Are Arresting People For Speaking 20 Seconds Over Their Allotted Time at City Meetings
The Los Angeles Police Department has apparently been arresting residents for speaking 20 seconds longer than their allotted time at public city hearings. Now the ACLU of Southern California is
Teen’s Family Challenges Police Description of Fatal Shooting
Ruben Urbina’s family and friends are still refusing to accept the police department’s version of the 15-year-old boy’s shooting death outside his Haymarket townhome more than a month ago by
[WATCH] Army Veteran Kneels Outside Pennsylvania Police Stations to Protest Brutality
A U.S. Army veteran set out on a trip across Pennsylvania taking a knee at several police stations within the state to protest police brutality while playing the National Anthem.
[WATCH] Hundreds of Students Walk Out of New Jersey High School in Protest of Cop’s Rough Handling of Twin Classmates
Hundreds of students walked out of a New Jersey high school in protest of the apparently rough way a police officer handled two classmates. The altercation, which was captured on
[WATCH] Portland Police Put Hoods, Headphones On Activists for “Protection” From Power Tools. There Were No Power Tools.
The Portland Police Bureau put hoods over the faces and headphones on the ears of a group of activists linked together before they arrested them. The activists had been blocking
FBI Says ‘Black Identity Extremists’ Are a Violent Threat Because of Their Views on Police Brutality
The FBI has declared internally that “black identity extremists” are a violent threat because of their views about police brutality toward African-Americans, according to a leaked document. The August report,
“It’s a disgrace you’re having a party for a murderer”: Protesters Arrive At Police Fund-Raiser For Killer Cop
About a dozen protesters confronted law enforcement Sunday at a police union fund-raiser for a Philadelphia police officer who was suspended with the intent to dismiss, for fatally shooting, aka
Miami Police Union Chief Uses Vegas Mass Shooting to Slam NFL Protests
America is reeling this morning from the worst mass shooting in the nation’s history. At least 400 people were wounded and 50 killed in Las Vegas when 64-year-old Stephen Paddock