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Nov/Dec 2007

Killed by the Cops

In a joint national investigation, ColorLines and The Chicago Reporter found that Blacks are overrepresented and Latinos a rising number of those fatally shot by police. 


Video: Bullets in the Hood

Excerpt from 2004 documentary produced by ProTV and the Downtown Community Television Center

Unequal Protection

Even with the change in administration and a drop in crime, the number of people killed each year by the NYPD remains steady.

Why So High?

The Phoenix metropolitan area, with the highest rate of fatal police shootings among the 10 biggest U.S. cities, is also the most dangerous in the nation for Latinos.

 

Missed Signals

The Chicago Reporter found that 45 percent of Chicago police officers named in wrongful death suits have had multiple lawsuits against them but receive minimal internal discipline.

Race as a Trigger

Would an unarmed black man be spared a barrage of 41 bullets fired by police officers if he were white?

Turning to Tasers

Phoenix police became the first in the country to use Tasers, but will that decrease shootings?


Writing in Netantla

A celebrated Chicana author goes to the border.

The Elusive Concept of Blackness

Through photography and film, artist Hank Willis Thomas explores what it means to be Black today.

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From Missouri to Arizona

Connerly targets the ballot box in five more states.

I'm Afro-Norwegian

A mixed race man addresses society's need to box him in racially.


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Video: Bullets in the Hood Nov/Dec 2007 Excerpt from 2004 documentary produced by ProTV and the Downtown Community Television Center
Turning to Tasers Nov/Dec 2007 Phoenix police became the first in the country to use Tasers, but will that decrease shootings?
Black, Latino Suburbs Have Most Shootings Nov/Dec 2007 In Chicago suburbs, more police shootings have occurred in communities with large black or Latino populations.
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