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The front steps of the warm and welcoming red brick building that is the Halifax Regional Police headquarters on Gottingen Street in June 2021.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia

Family says cops racially profiled Black teen arrested at gunpoint after fight in Dartmouth

A smiling Black man with a shaved head and wire rimmed glasses wears a headphone in a recording studio by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter December 8, 2022December 9, 2022

The teen says he was trying to deescalate a dispute between two groups when police arrived on scene.

A young Black woman sits at a table with a white man wearing glasses. Behind them are several other people seated at tables.
Posted inPolicing

Cops testify at Nova Scotia Police Review Board about Kayla Borden’s arrest

A smiling Black man with a shaved head and wire rimmed glasses wears a headphone in a recording studio by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter November 29, 2022November 29, 2022
NDP leader Gary Burrill, NDP Preston candidate Colter Simmonds and community activist Quentrel Provo chat at a picnic table.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia

NDP candidates say they will close suspicious activity “loophole” and end police street checks

A smiling Black man with a shaved head and wire rimmed glasses wears a headphone in a recording studio by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter July 24, 2021November 7, 2022
Stock image of a policeman wearing a body camera.
Posted inUncategorized

Black people die; corporations get rich

A smiling young Black woman with long wavy hair by El Jones August 5, 2020October 20, 2022
She is a Black woman in her twenties wearing a winter jacket, leaning on a colourful mural.
Posted inUncategorized

Halifax woman racially profiled and arrested after Halifax Regional Police say they were chasing a “white man in a Toyota”

A smiling young Black woman with long wavy hair by El Jones July 28, 2020October 20, 2022
Senator Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard speaks to Halifax regional council on Tuesday.
Posted inCity Hall

Senator calls for action from Halifax councillors with presentation on anti-Black racism

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford July 7, 2020January 2, 2023
Satina Rao poses for a photo.
Posted inCommentary

Santina Rao: The charges against me have been dropped, but the battle continues

by Santina Rao July 6, 2020October 20, 2022
Halifax Police Headquarters sign.
Posted inCity Hall, Commentary

City councillors approve increased police budget despite ongoing racial profiling

A smiling young Black woman with long wavy hair by El Jones February 6, 2020October 20, 2022
Posted inCommentary

New street checks almost the same as the old

by Stephen Kimber January 26, 2020October 20, 2022
Halifax Police Headquarters sign.
Posted inMorning File

Cops, cabbies, and doctors abusing their power

A smiling man with fair skin tone, a dark short beard, and dark framed glasses, wearing a green shirt. by Philip Moscovitch January 24, 2020January 4, 2023

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