Reporter’s Notebook: Remembering the Brutal Tactics of the Baton Rouge Police
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A chilling email was leaked the day before Louisiana officials announced they would not file criminal charges against two white Baton Rouge police...
The Young Black Woman From Dixie Looking to Obliterate the Good Old Boys
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The 19-year-old young black woman born in a poor neighborhood called Dixie doesn’t just want to challenge the Good Old Boy network that runs things in this city.
Alton Sterling Decision Shreds Last Bit of Trust in Police, Community Says
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It is easy to imagine that the scene Thursday afternoon in front of the Triple S Food Mart on North Foster Drive in Baton Rouge was similar to the way it was the evening of July 5, 2016, before Alton Sterling was shot to death.
March for Our Lives Is Turning Point for Lifelong Activist, Energized Teen
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The soon-to-be marchers, many of them teenagers, stood in the dark, shivering in the bitter cold, bracing against brutal winds howling off New York Harbor.
New York’s Successful Close to Home Program Endangered in State Budget
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New York City has completely eliminated the prison population of kids younger than 16, thanks to Close to Home, a program that allows juveniles to stay in small group homes closer to their communities.
But although many city officials and advocates consider Close to Home a success, it’s threatened by major potential budget cuts in Albany, New York.
New Yorkers Hold Memorial Service for 5-year Anniversary of Teen’s Shooting by Police
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The first indication that the police were following the crowd gathered to...
They’re Working to Reform Juvenile Justice With an ‘Art Attack’
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The pianist jammed on the Steinway with such force, he stood up to play it. The rest of the orchestra swayed with the Songs of Solomon and Wadleigh High School choirs onstage at Carnegie Hall, singing a student composition about outcasts seeking change and second chances.
NY Students Quick to Throw Themselves Into March Organizing
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It was late in the evening on Feb. 16 when Joey Wong’s flight from La Guardia Airport in New York City landed at Fort Lauderdale Airport in Florida. Instead of going to his family’s home, he headed straight to his friend Robert Schentrup’s house. Schentrup’s sister, Carmen, had been killed two days earlier. She was one of the 17 slain by Nicholas Cruz when he entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida with a loaded AR-15.
Coney Island Teens Take First Steps Into Anti-violence Movement
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Instead of hanging out, 35 Coney Island teenagers spent their midwinter vacation last week learning to cope with everyday trauma and avoid dating violence.
They Use Art to Represent, Protect Kids From Rikers, Rest of Justice System
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“We were trying to make a difference,” says former Rikers Island correctional officer Jamel Shabazz. Now that he’s retired, he still is, as are other people connected to the justice system.