Police Shootings
From Tragedy to Advocacy: The Legacy of Laquan McDonald
In October 2014, Laquan McDonald, a 17-year-old black teenager in Chicago, was shot 16 times by a white police officer,...
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Remembering Tamir Rice: Revisiting a Case of Injustice and Loss
On November 22, 2014, 12-year-old Tamir Rice was playing with a toy gun in a park in Cleveland, Ohio when...
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Walter Scott: A Victim of Systemic Racism in Law Enforcement
Walter Scott was a 50-year-old African American man who was shot and killed by a white police officer in North...
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From Tragedy to Activism: The Ongoing Fight for Justice in Freddie Gray’s Name
On April 12, 2015, Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African American man, was arrested by police in Baltimore, Maryland. Just one...
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Philando Castile: A tribute to a life cut tragically short and a call to action for change
On July 6, 2016, Philando Castile's life was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence. Castile, a beloved...
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