The Quagmire of Policing in America… And the World
image: Collin Lloyd/Unsplash On April 4, a white police officer fatally shoots a Black man after a struggle that ensued during a traffic stop in Michigan. Ten days later, the police department released videos of the incident for the sake of transparency. These...The aftermath of George Floyd’s murder: Grief, anger and sorrow on display
The death of George Floyd on May 20, 2020, has not been forgotten in Minneapolis. The place of his death has become a memorial where people bring unique and moving handcrafted memorials. And a new photography exhibit, “Documenting A Reckoning: The Murder of George...Advocacy Journalism: When Journalism Takes A Stand
On Oct. 4, 2020, a viral video showed Nigerian police officers assaulting two men, dragging them out of a hotel and killing one. These officers were members of a special unit of the police force, the anti-robbery squad, also called SARS. The men were probably not...
‘Knock First Minnesota,’ a step to U.S. police reform
After Kentucky police officers shot and killed Breonna Taylor during a drug investigation in which they forced entry into her apartment under a “no knock warrant,” the United States has been grappling with search policies as part of police reform initiatives. The...
Say their names, remember their names
On my recent nearly 8,000-mile journey from India to the Twin Cities, I attempted a casual viewing of the Netflix original “Two Distant Strangers,” by Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe, which won last year’s Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film. The 32 minutes...
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