Policing Archives - The Emancipator

Politics & Policy

Five years after ‘racial reckoning,’ most say the focus on racial equality did not improve Black lives

by Chandelis Duster May 7, 2025May 15, 2025

Pew Research Center’s study offers additional insight as the Trump administration dismantles diversity, equity, and inclusion gains and policies.

Breonna Taylor’s mother remembers

by Errin Haines, The 19th March 13, 2025March 17, 2025

Sonya Massey’s ‘senseless’ death renews calls for police reform, accountability

by Candice Norwood, The 19th July 25, 2024December 20, 2024

A hospital security guard outside of Elmhurst Medical Center in New York City.

Overpoliced hospitals are a scary place for the traumatized or undocumented

by Katrina Gipson and The Emancipator April 25, 2023December 20, 2024

Jacqueline Kung is a member of Cambridge HEART, a Cambridge, Massachusetts organization which provides alternatives to having police respond to emergencies. Kung joined after seeing a neighbor handcuffed and detained in 2020 after his mother died. Portrait taken by Barry Chin for The Boston Globe.

Reimagining the police

by Spencer Piston and The Emancipator December 13, 2022December 20, 2024

A police line tape sticks out of a trash bin at a park in Boston.

Overpolicing breaks Black and Brown communities. What can we build instead?

by Brandon Hasbrouck and The Emancipator December 6, 2022December 20, 2024