Cleveland non-police crisis response builds trust, meets civilians where they are
By Tyler Williamson Medill Reports Cleveland police shot Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams in the parking lot of Heritage Middle School following a high-speed chase involving 60 police officers in 2012. The sound of a nearby car backfiring was mistaken for a gunshot. Thirteen police officers fired 137 times into the car where Russell and […]
From resistance to acceptance: In Loíza, acknowledging Black identity for Puerto Ricans
By Tyler Williamson Medill Reports Loíza, PUERTO RICO — Loíza mirrors a visit to your grandmother’s house on a summer afternoon, Christmas in July and apple pie on an autumn day. The curving roads of Piñones on the northwestern edge of Loíza make you feel like the road trip never ends. From El Yunque’s mountains […]