‘No justice, no peace’: Why the US must defund its police
4 years, 8 months ago

‘No justice, no peace’: Why the US must defund its police

The Independent  

In the US, activists and abolitionists have spent years campaigning to end police brutality and the killing of black civilians, but it’s only recently, after George Floyd’s murder by white Minneapolis Police Department officer Derek Chauvin, that defunding, disarming and demilitarising law enforcement has gained widespread traction. “Defunding the police is not simply about withdrawing funding for law enforcement and doing nothing else,” Angela Davis explained to Democracy Now after the first wave of Black Lives Matter protests. He has since rejected Black Lives Matter’s larger 90 per cent defunding proposals for a “People’s Budget”. We must be clear in our demand that there should be no prosecutions of protesters.” open image in gallery The Black Lives Matter protests in the US have galvanised action around the globe, including in the UK With the proxy aim of defending statues to slavers and other racist idols, the recent open violence led by racist far-right groups in Parliament Square shows the extent to which racism has been dog whistled and empowered in Britain. open image in gallery A report into the murder of Stephen Lawrence in 1999 found ‘unwitting prejudice, ignorance, thoughtlessness and racist stereotyping’ Leon Patterson, Joy Gardner, the unlawful killing of Christopher Alder in police custody, Azelle Rodney to Sean Rigg, Olaseni Lewis, Kingsley Burrell, Sheku Bayoh, Edson da Costa, Julian Cole, Sarah Reed, Nuno Cardoso, Rashan Charles, Darren Cumberbatch: an appalling catalogue of black lives lost at the point of contact with the state violence of institutional racism in the UK.

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A decade of racial justice activism transformed politics but landmark reforms remain elusive
5 months ago

A decade of racial justice activism transformed politics but landmark reforms remain elusive

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Many activists like Bush went …

Lord Sewell: ‘Starmer and Angela Rayner taking the knee was a disaster’
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lord Sewell: ‘Starmer and Angela Rayner taking the knee was a disaster’

The Telegraph  

In 2020, Sewell was asked by Boris Johnson to be chairman of a Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, and with 10 other commissioners, all but one of whom were from ethnic minorities, he produced a 258-page report into the fissures in society. “It’s actually got the answers, or at least …

Editorial: Four years after George Floyd, the backlash is underway
10 months, 1 week ago

Editorial: Four years after George Floyd, the backlash is underway

LA Times  

Four years after George Floyd was arrested and murdered by Minneapolis police, the nation is in the midst of a backlash movement that is trying to rewrite the narrative, the legacy and even the facts of the killing. Floyd, a Black man, was taken into custody at around 8 p.m. on Memorial Day, May 25, 2020, after police received a …

Judge approves Minneapolis police reform deal forged after George Floyd's killing
1 year, 8 months ago

Judge approves Minneapolis police reform deal forged after George Floyd's killing

The Independent  

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Black Lives Matter movement marks 10 years of activism and renews its call to defund the police
1 year, 8 months ago

Black Lives Matter movement marks 10 years of activism and renews its call to defund the police

Associated Press  

The Black Lives Matter movement hits a milestone on Thursday, marking 10 years since its 2013 founding in response to the acquittal of the man who fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. “Ten years in, we’re getting a glimpse at what would happen if there were no Black Lives Matter,” she said. Amid disputes with grassroots activists about the direction of …

George Floyd’s killing capped years of violence, discrimination by Minneapolis police, DOJ says
1 year, 9 months ago

George Floyd’s killing capped years of violence, discrimination by Minneapolis police, DOJ says

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The Justice Department on Friday issued a withering critique of Minneapolis police, alleging that they systematically discriminated against racial minorities, violated constitutional rights and disregarded the safety of people in custody for years before George Floyd was killed. The investigation found that Minneapolis officers used excessive force, including “unjustified deadly force,” and violated the rights of people engaged …

George Floyd’s killing capped years of violence, discrimination by Minneapolis police, Justice Dept. says
1 year, 9 months ago

George Floyd’s killing capped years of violence, discrimination by Minneapolis police, Justice Dept. says

LA Times  

The Department of Justice, headed by Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland, concluded that systemic problems in the Minneapolis Police Department “made what happened to George Floyd possible.” The Justice Department on Friday issued a withering critique of Minneapolis police, alleging that they systematically discriminated against racial minorities, often violated constitutional rights and disregarded the safety of people in custody for years …

US DOJ: ‘Systemic’ police problems led to murder of George Floyd
1 year, 9 months ago

US DOJ: ‘Systemic’ police problems led to murder of George Floyd

Al Jazeera  

Report details abuses against Black residents long before the May 2020 killing of Floyd captured the world’s attention. US Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday shared the results of a scathing report into the Minneapolis Police Department, which killed George Floyd in May 2020, setting off a wave of nationwide protests against racism and police violence. “But the patterns and …

‘Systemic problems’ at Minneapolis Police Dept. led to George Floyd’s murder, Justice Department says
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Systemic problems’ at Minneapolis Police Dept. led to George Floyd’s murder, Justice Department says

CNN  

CNN — Three years after George Floyd was murdered by then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, the Justice Department issued a blistering report Friday of the city’s police department, detailing racial discrimination, excessive and unlawful use of force, First Amendment violations and a lack of accountability for officers. “MPD used force to punish people who made officers angry or criticized the …

Anniversary of George Floyd’s killing: Changes were made, but short of ‘reckoning’ on racial justice
1 year, 10 months ago

Anniversary of George Floyd’s killing: Changes were made, but short of ‘reckoning’ on racial justice

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, and the fervent protests that erupted around the world, looked to many observers like the catalyst needed for a nationwide reckoning on racism in policing. Now, three years since Floyd’s murder, proponents of federal actions — such as banning chokeholds and changing the so-called qualified immunity protections …

Editorial: Lots of talk, still too little change to policing three years after George Floyd’s murder
1 year, 10 months ago

Editorial: Lots of talk, still too little change to policing three years after George Floyd’s murder

LA Times  

The relationship between the American people and the police who protect, serve and sometimes oppress them was already under stress when Officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on George Floyd’s neck for nine minutes on a Minneapolis street on May 25, 2020. Police have been disproportionately killing unarmed Black people throughout the nation’s history, but it immediately became clear that Americans saw …

Explained: The Tyre Nichols death and the renewed calls for George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained: The Tyre Nichols death and the renewed calls for George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

Firstpost  

The brutal killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee at the hands of five police officers has caused outrage among the public — there are protests taking place across the country — with many calling for reforms in law enforcement. There are growing calls from the American public for reforms in the US police, with Ben Crump, a lawyer for …

Black Lives Matter UK to give £350,000 to Black groups after donation upsurge
2 years, 5 months ago

Black Lives Matter UK to give £350,000 to Black groups after donation upsurge

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Black Lives Matter UK has begun the process …

George Floyd two years on: some accountability but killings go on
2 years, 10 months ago

George Floyd two years on: some accountability but killings go on

Al Jazeera  

Two years have passed since Minneapolis police handcuffed George Floyd’s hands behind his back, pinned him face down on the street and choked the life out of him. In February, a jury in federal court found the other three former Minneapolis police officers involved in Floyd’s arrest and death guilty of violating his civil rights. Court Settlements In July of …

New hate crime record after racial attacks rocket during Black Lives Matter protests and far-right backlash
3 years, 5 months ago

New hate crime record after racial attacks rocket during Black Lives Matter protests and far-right backlash

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The vandalism of statues linked …

Movement for Black Lives: Feds targeted BLM protesters
3 years, 7 months ago

Movement for Black Lives: Feds targeted BLM protesters

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The federal government deliberately targeted Black Lives Matter …

Movement for Black Lives: Feds targeted BLM protesters
3 years, 7 months ago

Movement for Black Lives: Feds targeted BLM protesters

Associated Press  

The federal government deliberately targeted Black Lives Matter protesters via heavy-handed criminal prosecutions in an attempt to disrupt and discourage the global movement that swept the nation last summer in the wake of the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, according to a new report released Wednesday by The Movement for Black Lives. It also drew a comparison to how …

London riots 2011, ten years on: ‘There was looting but it was a protest and we need to remember that’
3 years, 7 months ago

London riots 2011, ten years on: ‘There was looting but it was a protest and we need to remember that’

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. There was looting but it was fundamentally a protest and we need …

Black Lives Matter files another lawsuit over Floyd protests in Santa Monica
3 years, 9 months ago

Black Lives Matter files another lawsuit over Floyd protests in Santa Monica

LA Times  

Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles and other protesters filed a federal lawsuit this week against the city of Santa Monica over its response to the mass demonstrations that followed George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis last year. California New lawsuit alleges L.A., Santa Monica, Beverly Hills used curfews to crush legitimate protest More than 40 people arrested in Los Angeles County for …

Editorial: Abolish the police? No. Reform policing? Absolutely
3 years, 10 months ago

Editorial: Abolish the police? No. Reform policing? Absolutely

LA Times  

As talks continue in the Senate over the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021, a comprehensive bill to improve and monitor police behavior, the main bone of contention is how best to hold police officers accountable for misconduct, such as the excessive force that injures and sometimes kills so many Americans, a disproportionate number of them Black men. …

George Floyd’s Kin Meets US President Biden, Push for Bill Resumes
3 years, 10 months ago

George Floyd’s Kin Meets US President Biden, Push for Bill Resumes

The Quint  

Speaking on the Bill, Biden added, “The negotiations on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act in Congress are ongoing,” underlining his support for the legislation that passed the House, but is yet to be enacted into a law. In March, the Democratic-led House of Representatives passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which aims to put an end …

‘Two steps forward, one step back’: How movement sparked by George Floyd’s death has changed Britain
3 years, 10 months ago

‘Two steps forward, one step back’: How movement sparked by George Floyd’s death has changed Britain

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A spokesperson added: “We do not believe that lip service, or ‘awareness’ …

George Floyd died one year ago today. Did his murder have any lasting impact on America?
3 years, 10 months ago

George Floyd died one year ago today. Did his murder have any lasting impact on America?

ABC  

The world seemed pretty big to little Gianna Floyd a year ago. Somehow, the counting of numbers on the George Floyd Act has become a kind of test on whether America's made good on the social contract on race relations that so many seemed to demand in the Black Lives Matter protests last year. Beyond banning certain types of restraint …

How Policing Has — And Hasn’t — Changed In The Year Since George Floyd Was Murdered
3 years, 10 months ago

How Policing Has — And Hasn’t — Changed In The Year Since George Floyd Was Murdered

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In the year since a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd, a renewed national focus on police accountability, reform and reimagination has brought about a pivotal moment for activists who have long worked for change. The president can’t just magically change the police departments.” - DeRay Mckesson, civil rights activist Though many decisions in policing are made …

Opinion: One year after George Floyd’s death, America faces an existential crossroads
3 years, 10 months ago

Opinion: One year after George Floyd’s death, America faces an existential crossroads

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Peniel E. Joseph is the Barbara Jordan Chair in ethics and political values and the founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is also a professor of history. CNN — One year after George Floyd’s murder, America …

George Floyd’s murder and the Black Lives Matter protests sparked a conversation that is far from over
3 years, 10 months ago

George Floyd’s murder and the Black Lives Matter protests sparked a conversation that is far from over

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They were the spark for the Black Lives Matter movement, which became …

George Floyd anniversary: BLM got a plaza in Washington. Will it get police reform?
3 years, 10 months ago

George Floyd anniversary: BLM got a plaza in Washington. Will it get police reform?

LA Times  

Dozens of protestors, many with the Black Lives Matters movement, stand off with police on Grand Ave., downtown, in response to the death of George Floyd. In September, Kamala Harris — then a vice presidential nominee — praised the movement, speaking of “the brilliance and the impact of Black Lives Matter,” which she called “the most significant agent for change …

What's Changed In Police Reform Since George Floyd's Death : Consider This from NPR : NPR
3 years, 10 months ago

What's Changed In Police Reform Since George Floyd's Death : Consider This from NPR : NPR

NPR  

What's Changed — And What Hasn't — In The Year Since George Floyd Was Killed Enlarge this image toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images Brandon Bell/Getty Images After his death on May 25, 2020, George Floyd became the face of a movement against police violence. But attorney Andrea Ritchie says, in some ways, the prosecution and conviction of former Minneapolis police …

Floyd legislation reveals divide in police-reform movement
3 years, 10 months ago

Floyd legislation reveals divide in police-reform movement

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Monifa Bandele became a community organizer in the late 1990s, after New York City police fatally shot a young, unarmed Black immigrant named Amadou Diallo in the Bronx. For instance, the legislation calls for banning chokeholds, a step already taken by New York City prior to the 2014 death of Eric Garner, who in an encounter with …

What is justice in America?
3 years, 11 months ago

What is justice in America?

CNN  

CNN — While the family of George Floyd, supporters and civil rights activists celebrated a Minneapolis jury’s decision to convict Derek Chauvin of murder and manslaughter, they insist it’s only a small step toward progress in an unjust policing system. “We need change in this broken system,” Brandon Williams, George Floyd’s nephew, said during a news conference following the announcement …

Floyd verdict gives hope, if only fleeting, to Black America
3 years, 11 months ago

Floyd verdict gives hope, if only fleeting, to Black America

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Relief, even if fleeting and momentary, is a feeling that Black Americans have rarely known in America: From slavery to Jim Crow segregation to enduring punishments for living while Black, a breath of fresh air untainted by oppression has long been hard to come by. “I feel relief that the justice system is working — it’s working today,” …

Guilty verdicts in Floyd’s death bring joy — and wariness
3 years, 11 months ago

Guilty verdicts in Floyd’s death bring joy — and wariness

Associated Press  

London Williams stood in Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., moments before the verdict was read in George Floyd’s murder trial Tuesday, wondering how he would cope if the white police officer who killed the Black man was acquitted. It’s already hard as it is as a Black man in today’s society,” said Williams, standing with a date in …

'Feeling Tears of Joy': America Reacts to Floyd Murderer Derek Chauvin's Conviction
3 years, 11 months ago

'Feeling Tears of Joy': America Reacts to Floyd Murderer Derek Chauvin's Conviction

News 18  

Politicians, rights activists and family members and even world leaders reacted with jubilation and relief Tuesday as sacked Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin was convicted of the murder of George Floyd, a Black man who died when the officer knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes last year. Michelle and I send our prayers to the Floyd family, and …

Many hail verdict in Floyd death, say much work remains
3 years, 11 months ago

Many hail verdict in Floyd death, say much work remains

Associated Press  

The nation watched as former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin went on trial for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee, and news of his conviction on charges of murder and manslaughter rippled across the globe. While this outcome should give us renewed confidence in the integrity of our justice system, we know there is more work to be …

Joe Biden says George Floyd's death was a 'stain on the soul of our nation'
3 years, 11 months ago

Joe Biden says George Floyd's death was a 'stain on the soul of our nation'

The Telegraph  

Joe Biden said George Floyd's death showed systemic racism was a "stain on the soul of the nation" but the conviction of Derek Chauvin meant "nobody is above the law". The US president said the verdict could be "a giant step forward in the march toward justice in America" but such verdicts were "much too rare". "This systemic racism is …

Opinion: What the haunting connection between George Floyd and Daunte Wright reveals
3 years, 11 months ago

Opinion: What the haunting connection between George Floyd and Daunte Wright reveals

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Peniel E. Joseph is the Barbara Jordan chair in ethics and political values and the founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is also a professor of history. CNN — The news that George Floyd’s girlfriend, Courtney …

Column: There’s a fight over the direction of Black Lives Matter. The timing couldn’t be worse
3 years, 11 months ago

Column: There’s a fight over the direction of Black Lives Matter. The timing couldn’t be worse

LA Times  

It’s unfortunate and yet somehow also entirely predictable that the airing of Black Lives Matter’s dirty laundry would happen during the trial of former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin. However, in a statement issued earlier this month, Black Lives Matter L.A. said it owes Simpson no money and that it operates “primarily as a power-building organization, not a social service organization” …

After 2020’s BLM protests, real police reform proves a struggle
3 years, 11 months ago

After 2020’s BLM protests, real police reform proves a struggle

Al Jazeera  

Real reforms in US policing are slow to emerge as Derek Chauvin’s murder trial puts a spotlight on use-of-force rules When former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee on the neck of George Floyd as he lay handcuffed and dying face down in the street, it seemed an obviously excessive use of force. “The push around police department …

Editorial: Do Black lives matter to Congress? The fate of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act will tell us
4 years, 2 months ago

Editorial: Do Black lives matter to Congress? The fate of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act will tell us

LA Times  

The death of George Floyd last May and the summer of protests that followed in its wake led members of Congress to try to mandate basic changes in police practices nationwide. That failure can be remedied by swift adoption of the reforms set forth in the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which passed the House last year but stalled …

George Floyd trial: Prospective jurors are asked to weigh in on Black Lives Matter protests
4 years, 3 months ago

George Floyd trial: Prospective jurors are asked to weigh in on Black Lives Matter protests

CNN  

CNN — Prospective jurors in the upcoming criminal trial stemming from George Floyd’s death were sent a questionnaire asking them to weigh in on Black Lives Matter protests and their views on policing. “Did you, or someone close to you, participate in any of the demonstrations or marches against police brutality that took place in Minneapolis after George Floyd’s death?” …

2020 was the year America embraced Black Lives Matter as a movement, not just a moment
4 years, 3 months ago

2020 was the year America embraced Black Lives Matter as a movement, not just a moment

LA Times  

For months this summer, these Black and brown faces looked out on us from the boarded-up windows of businesses in Venice, spray-painted on plywood and awaiting riots that never came. What ethical, empathic human being wouldn’t rise up in anger after watching this Black man die on a Minneapolis sidewalk, his neck under the knee of a white cop who …

White BLM protester called black officer 'pet n****r', claims black MP
4 years, 5 months ago

White BLM protester called black officer 'pet n****r', claims black MP

Daily Mail  

A white Black Lives Matter protester called a black police officer guarding Downing Street a 'pet n****r', a top Tory minister claimed in Parliament yesterday. She said: 'Some schools have decided to openly support the anti-capitalist Black Lives Matter group often fully aware that they have the statutory duty to be politically impartial. 'I know this, because at the height …

Baltimore faced its own reckoning after the death of a black man at the hands of white police. Five years on, many are still calling for change
4 years, 5 months ago

Baltimore faced its own reckoning after the death of a black man at the hands of white police. Five years on, many are still calling for change

ABC  

On the streets of Baltimore, one of America's most dangerous cities, it's impossible to miss the despair that so deeply defines many of its communities. Mr Woods, who has reported on the Baltimore Police Department for a decade and covered the Gray case, said the police "thwarted the changes at every moment" even after the protests and the trial of …

At D.C. march, families decry ‘two systems of justice’
4 years, 7 months ago

At D.C. march, families decry ‘two systems of justice’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where the Rev. “We must never forget the American nightmare of racist violence exemplified when Emmett Till was murdered on this day in 1955, and the criminal justice system failed to convict his killers,” said Martin Luther King III, speaking to thousands who gathered Friday to commemorate the 1963 March …

We marched in our thousands for George Floyd and Black Lives Matter. Why not for Jacob Blake?
4 years, 7 months ago

We marched in our thousands for George Floyd and Black Lives Matter. Why not for Jacob Blake?

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After the violent police murder of …

George Floyd protests: Tens of thousands gather in central London to call for justice
4 years, 8 months ago

George Floyd protests: Tens of thousands gather in central London to call for justice

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tens of thousands of protesters amassed in London’s Hyde Park …

Indigenous leader Jacinta Price slams Meghan Markle over Black Lives Matter
4 years, 8 months ago

Indigenous leader Jacinta Price slams Meghan Markle over Black Lives Matter

Daily Mail  

Indigenous leader Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has slammed 'privileged' Meghan Markle for spreading a 'false narrative' of the Black Lives Matter movement. Scroll down for video Indigenous leader Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has slammed Meghan Markle for spreading a 'false narrative' of the Black Lives Matter movement The Alice Springs councillor called out Meghan and Prince Harry after they filmed a video …

George Floyd’s family files civil rights lawsuit calling killings by police a ‘public health crisis’
4 years, 8 months ago

George Floyd’s family files civil rights lawsuit calling killings by police a ‘public health crisis’

CNN  

CNN — Attorneys for the family of George Floyd filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on Wednesday against the city of Minneapolis and the police officers involved in his death, calling the killing part of “a public health crisis” in Black America. “It was not just the knee of officer Derek Chauvin on George’s Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and …

‘Something is not right.’ George Floyd protests push white Americans to think about their privilege
4 years, 9 months ago

‘Something is not right.’ George Floyd protests push white Americans to think about their privilege

LA Times  

Mike Sexton is white and a Republican who lives in an affluent suburb of Fort Worth, where many neighbors back President Trump and some work in law enforcement. “The police are fair; institutions are fair — white people have been so happy to believe those things,” said Battalora, a former police officer and author of “Birth of a White Nation: …

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