“I Thought It Would Be Worse,” said a Detroit cop of a protest last year. “I Wanted More.”
CONTENT WARNING: The 22-minute video and the clips I’ve taken from it below include some disturbing and extremely graphic imagery,
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Detroit City Council Votes To Sue Black Lives Matter Protesters
The 5-4 vote marks a growing strain between the Duggan Administration and advocates for social and economic justice in a majority black city.
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DPD: “There could be no possible justification” to send DHS officers to Detroit
The Detroit Police Department has released a statement categorically distancing itself from the threat of federal intervention in ongoing, local protests.
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Black Guns Matter: Firearm Culture and the Protest Movement
Guns in protest movements have a long, colorful history. Do they have a place in the modern movement against police brutality and militarization? Nat speaks with Ontario-based firearms enthusiast and scholar AJ Somerset.
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No Tear Gas at Sixth Night of Protests in Detroit; Journalists Again Assaulted
While last night’s protest ended relatively peacefully, with no tear gas or rubber bullets, assaults of journalists continued in a troubling trend.
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Statement on the May 30, 2020 Detroit Protests
Last night at a protest over the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd, Detroit riot police teargassed and pepper sprayed protesters– and members of the media.
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