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In New York City, Mamdani’s New Appointee Talks About Reimagining Public Safety

Deputy Mayor Renita Francois will lead a new office that plans to dispatch more mental health professionals instead of police.

Closing Argument • 04.04.2026

Tyre Nichols’ Death: How Black Officers Alone Can’t Stop Brutal Policing

A dialogue with Wilbert L. Cooper, a reporter from a family of Black officers, on why Black officers are no cure for police violence.

Closing Argument • 01.28.2023

Police Killed My Dad When I Was 8. Next Came the Rage

After cops beat my father to death, I wreaked havoc on my community.Three decades later, I wonder what my story would have been if he had lived.

Life Inside • 09.23.2021

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