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After a tumultuous summer, student activists and representatives question if the UWPD has fallen short in its commitment to creating change within the department.&nbsp&#x3B;

Policing & Public SafetyAll Executive Summary Protests and riots erupted in cities around the country in the wake of George Floyd’s death in police custody in Minneapolis last summer. Many criticisms of law enforcement ensued, and many observers and activists focused on police unions for supposedly protecting bad cops, thereby undermining police–community relations. Today, this claim is commonplace from writers across the political spectrum.[1] To improve policing in the U.S., the argument ...

Black voters played a crucial role in Bidens win - can he keep their trust? Clyde McGrady, The Washington Post Jan. 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3Joe Biden celebrates with his wife, Jill Biden, second from left, daughter Ashley Biden and Rep. James Clyburn in Columbia, S.C., after being declared the winner of the states primary on Feb. 29, 2020.Photo for The Washington Post by Luke SharrettShow MoreShow Less 2of3Biden supporters during a mobilization event at Belle Isle Casin...

Black voters played a crucial role in Joe Biden’s victory. Can he keep their trust? Clyde McGrady © Luke Sharrett/for the Washington Post Former vice president Joe Biden celebrates after being declared the winner of the South Carolina primary on Feb. 29. When Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, it will be in no small part because of Black voters. Specifically, older Black voters in South Carolina, who rescued his floundering primary campaign ...

Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson. (Patrick Semansky/AP) In 2016, police arrested DeRay Mckesson at a demonstration in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, saying the Black Lives Matter activist ignored an officer’s request to get out of the road. Five years later, he’s still dealing with the fallout from the arrest. Mckesson says his story is just another example of the differences in how people of color are treated by law enforcement. The U.S. Capitol Police chose to utilize only 500 of its m...

The impunity with which the president’s supporters were able to storm the Capitol startled and frustrated activists who protested police violence.

Print article WASHINGTON - When Chanelle Helm helped organized protests after the March 13 killing of Breonna Taylor, Louisville police responded with batons, flashbang grenades and tear gas. The 40-year-old Black Lives Matter activist still bears scars from rubber bullets fired at close range. So Helm was startled and frustrated Wednesday to see a White, pro-Trump mob storm the U.S. Capitol - breaking down barricades, smashing windows and striking police officers - without obvious consequenc...

The impunity with which the president’s supporters were able to storm the Capitol startled and frustrated activists who protested police violence.

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2020 was a year of protests, police and change in Kalamazoo Updated Dec 30, 2020; Posted Dec 30, 2020 2020 in Kalamazoo was a year marked with protests, change and deeper looks at race, policy and those who lead. (Joel Bissell | MLive) Facebook Share KALAMAZOO, MI — Kalamazoo in 2020 mirrored much of what was going on across the nation. The varying affects of the coronavirus pandemic. Protests. A deeper look at racism in America. Contention in the political sphere. And changes in leadership...