Race
The Justice Department will look into whether Phoenix police officers have used excessive force, abused people with disabilities, and engaged in other misconduct.
The average wealth of white families in 2016 was over $700,000 higher than that of Black and Latino families.
Wednesday's uprising drove home a painful and obvious point: Police exercise a level of moderation when facing whites that is hardly ever extended to people of color.
The need for better representation has been highlighted by the recent wave of social justice movements across the country. One Saturday morning, a mother and father take their daughter to the public library for the first time. The young girl walks around her parents to look at the librarian at the front desk, gazing at...
“Little has been done that actually addresses this as a systemic issue that is discriminatory and hurtful to entire populations of youth.”
Others might want you to stand down, avoid the good trouble: your family, your friends, the Supreme Court. As if you could.
Data from the US Department of Education, reveals that students with disabilities and Black students are disproportionately affected by the practices.
