police

Policing, But Make It Girlboss

L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, a Latinx man in a brown uniform, poses alongside two women officers in brown uniforms as they all hold pink handcuffs
by Andréa Becker
April 30, 2021 at 12:54pm
If we want to protect women and their health, abolition is key.
Police ride horses in London.

The Sarah Everard Case Proves That More Cops Won’t Make Women Safer

by Nicole Froio
March 16, 2021 at 1:57pm
We have to reframe how we think about women’s safety. Read more »
a white hand holds a white, blue, and dark purple #SayHerName sign surrounded by a blue and a purple heart during a march

The #SayHerName Movement Doesn’t Include Ashli Babbitt

by Treva Lindsey
January 21, 2021 at 11:51am
To be clear, #SayHerName isn’t just a hashtag; it’s a movement.  Read more »
a white person wearing a blue hat scream and a mask around his chin screams from a behind a glass at a camera

Of Course the Police Allowed White People to Stage a Coup

by Shannon Weber
January 7, 2021 at 2:10pm
The police’s investment in curbing white domestic terrorism remains an open question at best. Read more »
A Black woman with short, black curly hair holds a cardboard sign that says Defund the Police as she walks across the Brooklyn Bridge

Defund the Police Is a Demand—and We Should Heed It

by Reina Sultan
December 23, 2020 at 11:08am
Instead of backing off, this is the time to barrel forward with our demands. Read more »
an illustration of a Black woman in profile walking up stairs and coming across incarcerated people of various hues

Love No Limit: We Should Think about Prison Abolition as a Love Story

by Josie Pickens
December 22, 2020 at 9:44am
We’re not only working to abolish the prison-industrial complex. We’re also working to build communities of care. Read more »
Grafitti of Barack Obama, a Black man with short black hair and wearing a suit, raising his hand and nodding on a wall

Legacy Lost: Barack Obama Has Shown His True Colors in 2020

by Mary Retta
December 9, 2020 at 9:26am
Obama’s commentary on “defund the police” frustrated many activists. Read more »
photo of author J.K. Rowling, a white, red-haired woman in a turquoise top

Cancel Check: “Cancel Culture,” Abolition, and the Meaning of Accountability

by Nora Salem
October 14, 2020 at 1:43pm
Why can’t we recognize “canceling” as a reckoning with power and justice? Read more »
a memorial depicts an illustration of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman with shoulder-length black hair, among candles, teddy bears,

Breonna Taylor, the Figurehead, the Martyr, the Product

by Evette Dionne
September 30, 2020 at 10:30am
Black women victims of police violence are treated as if they’re disposable, their names evoked only to sell magazines and increase social-media engagement. Read more »
A black box that reads, “Yes, it’s performative.”

Very Online: Inside the Endless Post-Police Brutality Loop

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
September 11, 2020 at 1:15pm
We continue treading the same digital footsteps, hoping that, maybe, this time, it’ll make a difference. Read more »
A protester holds a sign that reads, “Literally abolish the police.”

Beyond Moral Purity: Non-white Leftists Are Some of the Most Engaged Political Citizens

by Reina Sultan
August 27, 2020 at 12:05pm
They aren’t “doing nothing” to stop Trump—rather, they’re working to better our communities through other means. Read more »

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