English Reading Bank

In this article, Benjamin Appel discuses how to address racism by healing long-standing effects related to slavery and systemic racism.

In this opinion piece, Aziz warms readers that disarming law enforcement will not solve police brutality.

This article provides a short history of police violence against black women.

When a white cop kills an unarmed black man, many blacks see a pattern of prejudice that generates official suspicion, hostility and abuse based on skin color. Homicides committed by African-Americans declined by half between 1991 and 2008. Since the early 1990s, arrests of black juveniles have plunged by more than half. (Chicago Tribune)

This article outlines ten statistics related to race and policing. – Pew Research Center

In this opinion piece , Rachel Gresszler discusses the negative implications of powerful police unions. It is becoming harder and harder to fire “bad” officers.

In this opinion piece, Harris and Deveraus shed light the dangerous practice of qualified immunity and make a case for why it should be abolished for police officers.

This article outlines statistical information relating to calls for reform, how police view their jobs, key issues and recent fatal encounters between blacks and police. – Pew Research Center

In this journal article, Shaw provides a collection of data to outline the prevalence of police brutality and how it is not racially charged.

In this article, Underhill argues that failure to reform has emboldened officers and allowed police brutality to flourish.

In this article, Yoo and Cooper argue that defunding the police is not the answer to solve issues related to crime and punishment. Building up community and positive social programs is key in promoting opportunity.