Activists, especially through Black Lives Matter, have been able to bring more public attention to the problem of police violence against people of color. Now lawyer and author Andrea Ritchie, in her ...

The names of black men and boys such as Eric Garner, Philando Castile and Tamir Rice, are often rallying cries during protests over alleged police misconduct. All three died during encounters with ...

Andrea J. Ritchie’s new book offers fresh perspective on how American law enforcement reserves particular abuse for black women. But, well, it is, in a way. And unthinking violence against black women ...