The Case for Police Reform Is Much Bigger Than Michael Brown [TheAltantic.com]
There are clearer, more persuasive illustrations of law-enforcement misbehavior and the need to rein it in.
[To read this story by Conor Friedersdorf, go to http://www.theatlantic.com/pol...ichael-brown/383210/]
What It Felt Like to Be a ‘Suspicious’ Black Teenager [Online.WSJ.com]
Ferguson reminds a Journal reporter of times in his youth when he was singled out by police.
[To read this story by Gary Fields, go to http://online.wsj.com/articles/what-it-felt-like-to-be-a-suspicious-black-teenager-1416956319]
Ferguson case highlights need for national data on police shootings [ChicagoReporter.com]
Those on the frontlines in Ferguson, advocates for greater police accountability and policing experts say the numbers could reveal the extent of police misconduct nationwide and be a catalyst for reform.
[To read this story by Adeshina Emmanuel, go to http://www.chicagoreporter.com...ootings#.VHu91DHF-5X]
Talking About Racism With White Kids [Parenting.Blogs.NYTimes.com]
White parents need to be talking to our children about racism. As I’ve written before, more than once, not talking about racial differences doesn’t tell children that we don’t notice that people have different colored skin and differently textured hair. It tells them that we don’t talk about things like that.
[To read this story by KJ Dell'Antonia, go to http://parenting.blogs.nytimes...ith-white-kids/?_r=2]
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