National Conference in Berkeley Advises Prosecutors on How to Successfully Put Police on Trial for Excessive Force Charges
By Sarah Weld BERKELEY, CA – The first-ever national conference for prosecutors – at least 65 were…
Commentary: County Where Philando Castile Died Becomes Latest to Stop Prosecuting Non-Safety Traffic Stops
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor While various notions of “defund” the police have drawn attention, not…
Two Years after the Police Killing of Philando Castile, Justice Continues to Be Denied
By Teresa Nelson On July 7, 2016, the day after the shooting of Philando Castile, artists from…
Commentary: Is Stephon Clark Shooting Bad Enough to Change the Rules of the Game?
The shooting of Stephon Clark is not the first shooting in Sacramento by police in recent years,…
Sunday Commentary: When an African American Confronts the Police
More than 35 years ago the British punk band The Clash sang, “When they kick at your…
Commentary: Understanding How Black Men Think about White American Police
Last Sunday, in our piece, “We Need to Acknowledge that Race Played a Fundamental Role in the…
Sunday Commentary: We Need to Acknowledge that Race Played a Fundamental Role in the Picnic Day Incident
We all want to believe that we live in a color-blind society where there are objective truths…
Justice Watch: Manslaughter Charges in Police Shooting of Philando Castile; Why the Innocent Plead Guilty
Once again a prosecutor is attempting to criminally charge a police officer for the killing of a…
Justice Watch: Do We Actually Know What Implicit Bias Means?
The notion of implicit bias has been discussed, sometimes at length here on these pages. One of…
Sunday Commentary: Will Skeptics Listen to Black Republican Senator on Racial Profiling?
There are those who have dismissed claims of disparate treatment of blacks by the police, arguing that…
My View: Complying With Officers
The case of Michael Pedersen, which the Vanguard Court Watch covered this week, illustrates at the local…
Philando Castile Should Still Be Alive
by Jana Kooren Philando Castile should still be alive. Mr. Phil (as he was known at school)…
Pulled Over by the Police While Legally Armed
By Jason D. Williamson Last summer, in the wake of the arrest and tragic death of Sandra…
Commentary: Tragic Killings Are a Warning
Two separate police shootings on Tuesday and Wednesday led to a series of protests across the country,…
In the Name of Safety
By Tia Will There is often a large separation between our perception of reality, and reality itself. …
