Tag: Black Lives Matter Movement

Making ‘Aftershock,’ a Documentary About Black Maternal Mortality

“Black lives matter because Black wombs matter!” Shawnee Benton Gibson chanted from the stage during a National Action…

Justice Dept. Moves to Curb Police Abuses in Washington, D.C., and Massachusetts

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department took steps on Wednesday to overhaul policing practices in Washington, D.C., and Springfield,…

They Wanted to Roll Back Tough-on-Crime Policies. Then Violent Crime Surged.

That’s left no clear evidence linking progressive policies to these trends, but critics have been quick to make…

Why Lauren Smith-Fields’s Friends Turned to TikTok

On Jan. 22, the night before Lauren Smith-Fields would have turned 24, her friends gathered to celebrate the…