Shaun King

Shaun King is a Brooklyn-based columnist who focuses on civil and human rights, racial justice, mass incarceration, and law enforcement misconduct. Before joining The Intercept, he was the senior justice writer at the New York Daily News and the writer-in-residence at Harvard Law School’s Fair Punishment Project.

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Why It’s a Big Deal That Four Black Candidates Won Their State Attorney General Races

Shaun King — Nov. 8

The candidates have made strong pledges on criminal justice reform, protection of immigrant families, and much more.

Trump Is Blaming the Media for One of the Worst Weeks in Modern American History — but His Own Support for Violent Bigotry Is to Blame

Shaun King — Oct. 29

The Pittsburgh attacker blamed Jews for bringing migrants into the U.S. There’s a direct connection to Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric.

Staggering Voter Suppression in Georgia Could Keep Democrats Out of Power

Shaun King — Oct. 27

Stacey Abrams could become Georgia's first black governor, but her opponent Brian Kemp is also overseeing the election — where voter suppression is rampant.

Louisville Shooter Made Racist Remark Right After Killing Two Black People, but Police Won’t Call it a Hate Crime

Shaun King — Oct. 25

The Kroger shooter reportedly told an armed white witness, “Don’t shoot me. I won't shoot you. Whites don’t shoot whites.”

My Morehouse Brother Chinedu Okobi Died After Being Electrocuted by Police. Tasers Are Not “Less Lethal” Weapons.

Shaun King — Oct. 19

Axon, the company formerly known as Taser, markets its electric shock guns as “less lethal,” but police keep killing people with these weapons.

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