"The Blueprints Are Already There. The Question Is Whether We'll Finally Use Them

"The energy for reform that followed from Chicago 1919 or Detroit 1967 proved hard to sustain, especially in the face of political backlash. This time, however, though the social obstacles to change remain entrenched, the political obstacles seem to be falling. The scale and duration of this spring’s protests—and the discussions that are already happening in city councils and state legislatures around police reform—suggest that this time it might finally be different."

At Politico, David Greenberg writes that "Sober-minded experts have been writing reports for a century now" regarding police violence against African Americans.