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Courtroom confessionals in Tyre Nichols, Young Dolph cases point to deeper trauma

  Trials, Testimony & Trauma: Interim TSD Editor Lee Eric Smith sheds light on the pain behind the violence.   by Lee Eric Smith, Tri-State Defender There’s an...

Chicago mayor announces city’s termination of ShotSpotter contract

The city of Chicago will end its relationship with ShotSpotter after the summer ends, announced Mayor Brandon Johnson.  On Tuesday morning, the mayor released a...

‘I Gotta Get In This Fight’: More footage of Tyre Nichols beating released

Memphis officials have released roughly 21 hours of new video and audio from the night of Tyre Nichol's fatal beating. On Tuesday (January 30), recordings...

Why voters rejected plans to replace the Minneapolis Police Department

by Michelle S. Phelps, University of Minnesota Voters in Minneapolis rejected a measure that would have transformed the city’s policing 18 months after the killing...

Now What? How the Chauvin Trial Impacts Police Reform and Black America

As the judge read the verdict, I was tense, holding my breath and silently bracing myself.  Like most of us, I did not know...

Police reform: Between the baton and the bullet

by J. Pharoah Doss For New Pittsburgh Courier Recently, former President Barack Obama said, “I guess you can use a snappy slogan like defund the police,...

Chicago Defender Exclusive: A Conversation with Jacob Blake, Sr.

On August 23, 2020, Jacob S. Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot in the back seven times and seriously injured by police officer...

Give voters a voice in Harrisburg

Dear Editor: The Pennsylvania legislature has long been out of step with the majority of Pennsylvanians, passing bills with little public support and ignoring bills...

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