Partially Blinded by the Police
Protests erupted in cities across the country on May 30, the Saturday after George Floyd’s death in police custody in Minneapolis. As law enforcement officers moved to clear the streets,…
July 16, 2020: A Brutal Attack Changed This Artist’s Life; Eviction Questions And Answers
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As #BlackLivesMatter Protests Reach Salt Lake City, Protesters Surround SLCPD and Utah State Capitol
After the release of a video of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, being murdered by Minneapolis police, protests sparked all over the country. On May 30, in downtown Salt…
Protests Bring To Mind Police Shootings In Utah
The death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis spurred protests against racial injustice in Salt Lake City and around the world. But the incident has some Utahns thinking…
Black Lives Matter Utah Founder Talks Racism, Police Brutality and What Needs to Happen Next
SALT LAKE CITY — Lex Scott is the founder of the Utah chapter of Black Lives Matter. She was born in Denver, Colorado, but moved with her family to Holladay…
Lawsuit Claims Racial Bias in Fatal Salt Lake Police Shooting of Black Man
SALT LAKE CITY — The children of a black man fatally shot by a Salt Lake police officer two years ago claim in a lawsuit that the killing reflects a…
‘Defund the Police’ Does not Equate to Anarchy. Here’s Why
I was disheartened to read Richard Snelgrove’s recent op-ed in the Deseret News. It demonstrated a deep misunderstanding about what activists mean when they say “defund the police.” More troublingly, this…
After Weeks of Protests, D.A. Expected to Rule on High-Profile Police Shooting This Week
In 2017, Patrick Harmon, a Black man, was shot and killed by Salt Lake police officer Clinton Fox after Harmon threatened to “cut you” while holding a knife and facing…
Only 3 Utah Cops Faced Charges for Shooting at People in the Past Decade. None Was Convicted. Here’s Why.
Black and white pictures cover a large poster board that’s coated with red paint and handprints, as if illustrated in blood. It’s so big that two protesters have to hold…
Portraits In Salt Lake City Memorialize George Floyd, Utahns Killed By Police
A dozen portraits of people who were killed by police have been painted on a building in Salt Lake City following the deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Bernardo…