Policing

Lift Our Voices

The “Lift Our Voices” blog features analysis and opinion from NBWJI’s experts on the latest issues and news.

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Statement on Police Shooting of Leonna Hale

NBWJI statement responding to Kansas City Police shooting of 26-year-old Black woman Leonna Hale

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LGBTQ People in the Criminal Legal System

As we celebrate Pride this month, we must acknowledge its history—which is at least partially a story of police violence against Black women

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NBWJI Statement on the Police Killing of Ma’Khia Bryant

We are angry and anguished at learning that police in Columbus, OH, killed Ma’Khia Bryant, a 16-year-old Black girl. Ma’Khia called the...

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NBWJI Statement on Verdict in Derek Chauvin Case

With today's verdict in the case of Derek Chauvin, we are thinking about George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and the many untold number of...

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NBWJI Statement on Rochester Police Pepper-Spraying Mother with Child

NBWJI released the following statement responding to the report that the Rochester PD pepper-sprayed a Black mother with her child.

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National Black Women’s Justice Institute Statement on Rochester Police Pepper-Spraying Young Girl

The National Black Women’s Justice Institute released the following statement from Executive Director Dr. Sydney McKinney responding to...

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Press Release: National Black Women’s Justice Institute Statement on Anjanette Young

The National Black Women’s Justice Institute released the following statement on Anjanette Young, a Black woman in Chicago, who was...

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A Call for Collective Healing and Justice for Breonna Taylor

On October 7, 2020, NBWJI hosted a call for collective healing and justice for Breonna Taylor and the many named and unnamed Black women...

Dr. Sydney McKinney

NBWJI Issues Statement on Breonna Taylor and George Floyd

NBWJI released this statement in response to the tragic deaths of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Ahmaud Arbery and the civil unrest sweep