Detroit Grieves As Aiyana Stanley Jones’s Father Faces Murder Charge

by Jamilah King on October 6 2011, 2:19PM

The indictment came one after Officer Joseph Weekley was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the 7-year-old’s death. But what can change Detroit’s deeply flawed method of policing?

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Detroit Police Officer Charged in Shooting Death of Aiyana Stanley-Jones

by Jorge Rivas on October 4 2011, 3:40PM

Joseph Weekley has been charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones.

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Still More Questions Than Answers in Aiyana Stanley Jones’ Killing

by Jamilah King on May 18 2011, 9:35AM

The Detroit police’s shooting of a 7-year-old girl has generated a lot of outrage, but a year later there’s been no demonstrable change.

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Communities Remember Victims of Police Violence—and Demand Reform

by Hatty Lee, Julianne Hing on October 23 2010, 12:11PM

As rallies mark National Anti-Police Brutality, we look back on this year’s high-profile killings.

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“Detroit 1-8-7” Premieres as City Cops Still in Unwanted Spotlight

by Jamilah King on September 22 2010, 1:00PM

As the department courts primetime ratings, feds investigate police shooting of 7-year-old.

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Feds Probe Detroit Cops’ Shooting of 7-Year-Old Girl

by Jamilah King on August 12 2010, 3:31PM

And it’s not the first time Detroit police have been eyed by the feds amid brutality claims.

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Reality TV Gig Prompts Detroit Police Chief’s Ouster

by Jamilah King on July 22 2010, 4:23PM

Aiyana Stanley-Jones’s killing prompted some to argue that city cops have grown more violent as they’ve preened for the cameras.

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Aiyana Jones: Autopsy Released, Police Under Fire

by Jamilah King on June 3 2010, 2:13PM

Less than three weeks after the fatal shooting of 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones by Detroit police, attorneys for the girl’s family are alleging an attempted cover-up while the department faces increased scrutiny over what residents call its overly aggressive tactics. Geoffrey…

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Crime, Punishment and Black Politics

by Katti Gray on May 28 2010, 12:00PM

Political leaders and thinkers increasingly identify criminal justice as a defining civil rights concern. But as the reaction to Aiyana Stanley-Jones’ killing suggests, that’s not always an easy sell in Black neighborhoods.

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5 Ways to Channel Your Aiyana Outrage

by Jamilah King on May 27 2010, 12:00PM

You’ve ranted on Facebook. You’ve flamed on Twitter. What else can you do when cops shoot a 7-year-old girl? Well, we’ve got some ideas.

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Aiyana Stanley-Jones and Our Confused, Grieving Hearts

by Akiba Solomon on May 25 2010, 12:00PM

Dueling Facebook pages reveal the conflicted emotions stirred when Detroit police shot a 7-year-old girl while investigating a 17-year-old boy’s murder.

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