Jessica P. Ogilvie

In the wake of Monday’s presentation to the L.A. City Council by Black Lives Matter-L.A. leaders, five councilmembers introduced a motion that would replace LAPD officers with unarmed first responders for "non-violent, non-criminal situations."

In conversation with Take Two’s A Martínez, several experts on police tactics and use of force suggested that one of the first steps toward police reform should be the creation of an independent national database that would track officers’ records of misconduct.

On Sunday, activists in West Hollywood participated in the “All Black Lives Matter” march, which was held in lieu of the L.A. Pride festival this year.

Today, three writers share their stories about race, solidarity and self-care.

In the past few weeks, daily news has shifted rapidly from the coronavirus to the sweeping international protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Now, COVID-19 cases are on the rise.

Activists and protesters keep the pressure on local leaders to call out and punish police brutality, even as new claims of excessive force crop up.

In the wake of massive protests against systemic racism and police brutality, change keeps rolling in to L.A. at a rate that I’m finding both surprising and encouraging.

During a memorial for George Floyd yesterday, Melina Abdullah, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter L.A., had strong words for all present after hearing a clergy member suggest that her organization needed to "be reasonable with police."

Just as the protests and demonstrations going on across the country are shining a bright light on what so many Americans think about systemic racism and police brutality, so too is this moment training a glaring spotlight on those who think otherwise.

L.A. County public health officials have confirmed 1,523 new cases of the coronavirus and 25 new deaths, bringing the total in the region to 62,389 positive cases and 2,624 deaths.