July 7, 2016
Want In-Depth Coverage Of Race & Policing In The Washington Region? Start Here.
While police shootings in the U.S. occur on a near-daily basis, recent events locally and nationally have put race and police accountability back at the forefront of news coverage. The Kojo Nnamdi Show regularly hosts conversations on-air and in-person on the complicated relationship between race and law enforcement. We’ll continue these conversations as stories develop and we want you to join us. In the meantime, catch up on our previous coverage with fellow Washingtonians.
Activism
- Condensing ‘Every23Hours’ Into One-Minute Plays About Race And Violence — Oct. 27, 2016
- It Takes A Nation: Art For Social Justice At The American University Museum – September 27, 2016
- Your Turn: Community Policing In The Washington Region -– July 11, 2016
- Kojo In Your Community: A Conversation About “Black Lives Matter” — Nov. 19, 2015
- Maintaining Momentum In The Black Lives Matter Movement — April 28, 2016
- Police Reform And The Emotions Shaping Our Local Politics — Jan. 25, 2016
Individual Stories
- Remembering Former Metropolitan Police Chief Isaac “Ike” Fulwood — Sep. 7, 2017
- Ta-Nehisi Coates On Race, Justice & Finding A Voice In Local D.C. — Oct. 14, 2015
- D. Watkins: Living And Dying While Black In America — Nov. 5, 2015
- Margo Jefferson – Black Power To Black Lives Matter — Nov. 24, 2015
- ‘Only The Strong’ By Jabari Asim — July 30, 2015
Race On Campus
- Racially-Charged Incidents At American University Spark Conversation About #TheRealAU — September 22, 2016
- Georgetown Is Confronting Its Slave Past. What Do Students And Professors Think? – September 6, 2016
- Beyond Zero Tolerance: Restorative Justice In Schools – December, 9, 2015
- Race, Leadership And Unrest At The University Of Missouri – November 9, 2015
- Racism Without Racists: Young People And Race – March 16, 2015
Policing In Washington, D.C.
- “Locking Up Our Own”: How Local Black Leadership May Have Fueled Black Incarceration — May. 18, 2017
- Two Fatal Shootings Reignite Local Debate On D.C. Body Cameras — Jan. 6, 2017
- New Questions Arise About Repeat Offenders In D.C.’s Criminal Justice System — Jan. 2, 2017
- Meet The Civilian Who Oversees Privacy At D.C.’s Police Department — Nov. 23, 2016
- Interim D.C. Chief Peter Newham On Local Security, Anacostia Shooting — Sep. 20, 2016
- D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier To Retire From The Force — Aug. 17, 2016
- Alonzo Smith And The Role Of Private Policing In Anacostia — April 5, 2016
- Police Officer Ambushes On The Rise — March 15, 2016
- D.C. Violence: Community Action And Reaction — Sep. 23, 2015
- How Rank & File Police View D.C. Violence — Aug. 10, 2015
- New Fights Over Police Accountability in the D.C. Region — July, 27, 2015
- Assaulting A Police Officer: An Investigation — May 21, 2015
Policing In Maryland
- Prince George’s State’s Attorney Responds To Sex Abuse Of County’s Most Vulnerable – October 6, 2016
- A Takeaway From The Verdicts In The Freddie Gray Trials – July, 19, 2016
- Montgomery County Police Chief On Taser Use And Community Policing – Aug. 29, 2016
- Prosecutors Drop Charges Related To Freddie Gray’s Death – July 28, 2016
- Prince George’s Chief Hank Stawinski On Policing, Race And Accountability — July 11, 2016
- Rethinking Police Use Of Tasers In Maryland –- March 28, 2016
- A Former Prosecutor’s View Of The Hung Jury In The Freddie Gray Case — Dec. 17, 2015
- Looking Into Law Enforcement Rights In Maryland –- March 28, 2016
- Learning Legal Lessons From Freddie Gray — Sep. 8, 2015
Policing In Virginia
- Lessons From Charlottesville: Preparing For The Possibility Of Violence At Rallies — Aug. 28, 2017
- Fairfax Joins D.C., Creates Civilian Police Review Board — Dec. 21, 2016
- A Guilty Plea From Ex-Fairfax Cop In Death Of Unarmed Man — April 19, 2016
- Virginia Considers Keeping Police Officers’ Names Private — February 25, 2016
- No Charges: Questions Linger Following Fairfax County Jail Death — Sep. 9, 2015
- Fairfax Country Law Enforcement and Transparency — Dec. 8, 2014
Technology & Transparency
- Are Body Cameras Changing Local Police Behavior? — Oct. 23, 2017
- Meet The Civilian Who Oversees Privacy At D.C.’s Police Department — Nov. 23, 2016
- Demanding Greater Transparency Over Police Surveillance — Nov. 1, 2016