"We're not asking for defunding the police," said State Senator Tiara Mack. "We're not asking to abolish the police right now. We're asking for the bare...
"Anything short of a full repeal is unacceptable. The time is now for a full repeal, explicitly replacing it with the same protections and procedures applied...
"As many of you are aware, my friend unfortunately passed away a few months ago," said Shaylee, a sophomore at Classical High School. "After her death,...
"Today we are here because you have organized and called to action to removed SROs for over four years and replace them with more mental health...
"I'm not happy about the decisions that were made," said Mark Gonsalves, the father of Jhamal, speaking briefly to reporters ahead of the march. "It's a...
“Why can’t we take the street? We’re protesting. It’s our right,” asked the woman on the megaphone, prompting the protesters to begin chanting, “First amendment!” at...
People who witnessed police violence at Tuesday night’s #JusticeForJhamal protest addressed the board. “My question, that I sincerely hope you will ask the police chief, is...
“We’re here to be Jhamal’s voice in all of this,” said Bernard Tribble, Jhamal Gonsalves’ stepfather to Uprise RI. “We hope that people can come together...
Simone Phoenix was attempting to access services for survivors of domestic abuse, and ended up assaulted by police, detained, and “maliciously” prosecuted, according to a lawsuit...
“As the state meets further resistance it will continue to deputize its vigilante counterparts to carry out deadly violence. We must rise up against this threat...