POWER has been one of Philadelphia's leading organizations in the struggle against police violence and racism in the city. Elder Melanie DuBouse is a member of POWER's board of directors and the co-chair of the group's Live Free Campaign. In this conversation, Elder DuBouse talks about the ongoing work to end unconstitutional stops and frisks by Philly police officers, Mayor Kenney's decision to hide residents complaints from public view, her reaction to the sudden resignation of Commissioner Richard Ross, and what people are not hearing about the shootout between police and a resident of North Philly earlier this month.
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More reading:
The Plain View Project (content warning: violence, racism, misogyny, Islamophobia, transphobia)
https://www.plainviewproject.org/
'The cops' lives matter and these kids don't. It's not fair.' Helen Ubiñas, Philadelphia Inquirer
https://www.inquirer.com/news/columnists/helen-ubinas-police-standoff-philadelphia-guns-violence-20190816.html
'You can't go back to normal.' After police shooting, Nicetown-Tioga neighbors say there's a lot of work to do
https://whyy.org/articles/you-cant-go-back-to-normal-after-police-shooting-nicetown-tioga-neighbors-say-theres-a-lot-of-work-to-do/?fbclid=IwAR1Dlpb3NxSRq-zB1c4pe95hIdFvtSSNJZMoEs9V1a0NqBM0-4tOg6psFWM
After promising increased transparency, Philadelphia is redacting police complaint records
https://billypenn.com/2019/07/26/after-promising-increased-transparency-philadelphia-is-redacting-police-complaint-records/
