The Cut - Who's Keeping Black Children Safe?

On Tuesday, April 20, not long after the Minneapolis courts delivered a guilty verdict for former police officer Derek Chauvin, news broke that Ma’Khia Bryant had been killed by police. Bryant, a 16-year-old Black girl from Columbus, was shot multiple times just moments after the cops arrived on the scene. In the aftermath of the shooting, another cop reportedly shouted “Blue Lives Matter” toward a group of neighbors.

Though many spent April 20 celebrating the police “accountability” from the outcome of the Chauvin trial, Bryant’s death stands as a gruesome reminder that the American system of policing has not been held accountable. Not even close.

A parenthood-clarity therapist explains how she helps people decide whether or not to have children. Epicurious is joining the climate-change meat war. A private school in Miami, citing false claims, barred vaccinated teachers from contact with students. This is why it’s so important to respond to the census, guys! Meet the perfect little bumblebee bat. Fully vaccinated people can ditch masks sometimes, under new (somewhat confusing) CDC guidelines. And if you haven’t already, you must read Allison P. Davis on the end of Kimye’s wild ride.

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