Black police, blue line: What happened when a Tacoma officer challenged institutional racism
As police departments across the country have been confronted with allegations that their practices widen divides with communities they police, [Valencia] Brooks says she had a front-row seat to what she says is the root of the problem in Tacoma: tolerated discrimination inside the blue line. Even as Tacoma police leaders pledged their commitment to racial equity, she took careful notes and kept voluminous records of incidents, sometimes providing investigators corroborating witnesses. “It felt like a part-time job,” said Brooks, who retired last year. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Ellen M. Banner)
Biden starts program to provide discounted internet service
The Biden administration announced on Monday that 20 internet companies have agreed to provide discounted service to people with low incomes, a program that could effectively make tens of millions of households eligible for free service through an already existing federal subsidy. The $1 trillion infrastructure package passed by Congress last year included $14.2 billion funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program, which provides $30 monthly subsidies ($75 in tribal areas) on internet service for millions of lower-income households. Continue reading at The Associated Press. (Andrew Harnik)
Half of U.S. women risk losing abortion access without Roe
Around 64 million women and girls of reproductive age live in the United States, and more than half of them live in states that could seek to ban or further restrict access to abortion if the Supreme Court were to overturn Roe v. Wade. Many of the millions of people who live in these states would be able to seek legal abortions elsewhere, but the barriers to access — including financial resources, time off work and child care — may be hard for some to overcome. Continue reading at The New York Times.
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Black police, blue line: What happened when a Tacoma officer challenged institutional racism
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