Posts tagged: police brutality

There are 5 post tagged police brutality

Who Is The Good Guy with a Gun?

Nov 30, 2018 / Anna Khan / Our Folks

Last week on the night of Thanksgiving, a shooting at the Riverchase Galleria mall in Hoover, Alabama killed a 21-year-old black man, E.J. Bradford, home … Read More

How Ro Elori Cutno’s Message is Harmful to Black Women

Apr 11, 2017 / Jessica Morgan / Our Folks

As a black woman, I have a deep-seated anger for people who attempt to emphasize the qualities that all black women should have to be … Read More

The Perils of Black Motherhood and Police Violence

Sep 29, 2016 / Taylor Crumpton / Our Folks

“We are black people and we shouldn’t have to feel like this,” “We shouldn’t have to protest because you all are treating us wrong. We … Read More

The Night I Realized How Much I Benefit from White Privilege

Mar 09, 2016 / Caitlyn Martin / Our Folks

Trigger warnings: police brutality, racism, violence I have a 20-year-old hand-me-down car that I absolutely love. Its name is Flacco, after my NFL team’s quarterback, … Read More

We Shouldn’t Have to Fear the People Sworn to Protect Us

Jul 30, 2015 / Justina Trim / Our Folks

I got pulled over by a police officer for the first time earlier this year. I was driving down the highway with my best friend, … Read More