police violence

Why ‘ACAB’ Works Against the Black Lives Matter Movement

The controversial acronym doesn’t quite point to the institutional violence at the heart of modern policing critiqued by BLM. …

September 21, 2021

Illustration by Emmalia Godshall for an article on police abolition

The Debate Over Policing: Reform, Defund or Abolish?

Kirtika Sharad, George Washington University

While each perspective shares some similar core beliefs, there are huge differences between the three movements.…

December 28, 2020

Conservative Incoherence and the Discussion of Police, Guns and BLM

Elias Khoury, University of Michigan

Considering their reactions to the police shootings of Jacob Blake, Philando Castile and John Crawford, the right-wing seems to believe in a selective application of the Second Amendment.…

September 28, 2020

Lauren London Opens Up About Gangs and Gun Violence on ‘Red Table Talk’

Yasmeen Ludy, University of Michigan

In an interview with Jada Pinkett-Smith, the actress tries to come to terms with the death of Nipsey Hussle and shares the impact that gang violence has had on her life.…

June 17, 2020