Activists in Florida are urging their local governments to put the money towards community-based programs for the disadvantaged. For some time, black and other minority activists have been demanding change in response to the disproportionate rate of police brutality...
Defunding the police means reducing city police department budgets—which are exorbitantly high—and redirecting those funds to underfunded programs, such as health care, education, and housing. Over the past week, Americans outraged by the police killing of Minneapolis...