Michael Brown Archives - The Chicago Reporter

Criminal Justice, Perspectives

The racist roots of American policing: From slave patrols to traffic stops

by Connie Hassett-Walker June 7, 2019June 10, 2019

Half a century after the federal government voided Jim Crow laws, the criminal justice system still discriminates against African Americans.

Criminal Justice, Perspectives

Is the only way to fix policing to end it?

by Jon Jeter August 9, 2018August 9, 2018

Criminal Justice

A push to make cops carry liability insurance in Minneapolis

by Carla Murphy June 27, 2016May 17, 2017

Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Activists seek civilian oversight to improve police accountability

by Curtis Black August 13, 2015May 15, 2017

Criminal Justice, Government and Politics, Perspectives

Ferguson protest movement must become political power

by Christopher Benson December 3, 2014February 6, 2015

Criminal Justice, Perspectives

On blackness and being American

by Alexander G. Weheliye December 1, 2014November 8, 2016

Criminal Justice, Perspectives

Media must tell what happens — and why — in Ferguson

by Christopher Benson November 25, 2014July 14, 2017

Multimedia, Video

Ferguson: What’s next

by The Chicago Reporter November 25, 2014May 22, 2017

Criminal Justice

Ferguson case highlights need for national data on police shootings

by Adeshina Emmanuel November 24, 2014January 12, 2015

Criminal Justice

Nurturing black youth activism

by Katherine Mirani October 6, 2014July 19, 2016