Fewer 2020 traffic stops in Missouri, but racial disparity remains
(AP) — Traffic stops and arrests resulting from those stops declined sharply in Missouri last year due in large part…
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Five years after Ferguson report, progress has been slow
Dr. L.J. Punch was glued to the television on the night of Nov. 24, 2014. That night, the country learned…
White men are bulk of Trump’s top federal prosecutors
The nation’s top federal prosecutors have become less diverse under President Donald Trump than under his three predecessors, leaving white…
Cities declare racism a health crisis, but some doubt impact
CHICAGO (AP) — Christy DeGallerie noticed a startling trend in her online group for coronavirus survivors: White patients got medications…
New city law cracks down on police use of force
CITY HALL – A new St. Louis law on use of force by city police officers really only codifies policy…
Why some Americans seem more ‘American’ than others
In the United States and many other countries, nationality is defined by a set of legal parameters. It may involve birthplace, parental…