The number of women in police has remained stagnant over the last 20 years: 13 percent, with only 3 percent serving as police chiefs. Ivonne Roman proposed a solution: change the physical fitness test and its “arbitrary fitness standards.”
Tag: Police Violence
The Plain View of Police Sexism and Racism Online
The issue of police brutality and distrust is still pervasive, especially between minority groups and the police. And after taking a look into the Facebook accounts of thousands of officers, the reasons for police distrust have become even clearer.
Campaigning While Black: Janelle Bynum Speaks Out on Police Violence and Being a Better Neighbor
State Rep. Janelle Bynum was campaigning in a neighborhood in her district when a resident called the police on her—because she thought Bynum, a black woman, was “spending a lot of time at homes and appearing to be casing the neighborhood while on her phone.”
Young Feminists are Leading the Fight for Black Lives in Chicago
Founded by 18-year-old Maxine Wint and Natalie Braye and 19-year-old Sophia Byrd and Eva Lewis, Youth for Black Lives has transformed the Black liberation movement in the windy city and beyond.
Activists Call for Police Reform in Wake of Justine Damond’s Death
Justine Damond, a 40 year-old Australian woman living in Minneapolis, was shot and killed outside her home by police Saturday night after she called 911 to report a potential assault.
Leaked Video Shows Georgia Police Officer Beating a Homeless Black Woman
The gruesome, nearly two-minute video resulted in an internal investigation by the county police department.
Her Name is Charleena Lyles
Her name is Charleena Lyles. And we must include her name—and those of black women around the country whose lives have been taken by police—in this dialogue for racial justice and for women’s rights.
The System Failed Us All: The Castile Verdict is a Feminist Issue
Reproductive justice, threatened motherhood and violence against women and children all come into play in the complex aftermath of racial profiling and police brutality.
Q&A: Mary Engelbreit on Art as Activism and Doing Something About It
“I’m going to do exactly what I want and you know exactly what I feel. And if some[customers] don’t like it, they don’t have to buy it.”
An Intersection of America’s Ills
A wellness check with police deputies ended with Renee Davis – 23, five months pregnant, and a single mother of three – dead.