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March 14, 2015
Jamil Smith
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The NYPD can’t delete brutality from its history.
March 13, 2015
Donovan X. Ramsey
It's Time to Focus on the Other Fergusons in America
March 3, 2015
Cristian Farias
Another Police Killing, Another Twitter Hashtag. But #HomelessLivesMatter Isn't Enough.
February 11, 2015
Donovan X. Ramsey
Want to Stop Police Brutality? Start Disciplining Officers.
December 5, 2014
Claire Groden
Don't Let Police Killings of Unarmed Black Men Become Another Forgotten News Fad
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