Why the officers fired for the George Floyd killing could ultimately get their jobs back
Officers in the US are frequently rehired after termination for misconduct – and it increases the likelihood of abuse and killings by police, experts say
March 2018
Police officer who killed Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge is fired
Police chief says decision to remove Blake Salamoni over 2016 shooting is ‘based on the facts of the case’ not emotions or politics
Alton Sterling shooting: lack of charges prompts sadness but not surprise
Outside the Triple S in Baton Rouge, where Sterling was killed in July 2016, local residents say ‘we already knew the verdict’
Alton Sterling shooting: two police officers will not be charged with any crime
Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake II won’t be charged for incident that occured in July of 2016 that sparked unrest throughout Baton Rouge
June 2017
Alton Sterling's family sues Baton Rouge police and city for wrongful death
Attorneys for Sterling’s five children file suit against city, police department, police chief and two officers involved in last summer’s deadly encounter
May 2017
Justice department won't charge white officers in killing of Alton Sterling
Fatal shooting of the 37-year-old black man in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was caught on video and led to widespread protests
January 2017
The long read
Black Lives Matter: birth of a movement
The long read: The killing of Michael Brown created a new generation of black activists, with thousands taking to the streets, and a hashtag used more than 27m times. But will the movement survive the Trump era?
December 2016
Best culture 2016
Beyoncé to Black Mirror; the culture that defines 2016
How better to make sense of this turbulent year than through the art and literature it has produced? Our critics choose the works that sum up the last 12 months
November 2016
Baton Rouge settles with DeRay Mckesson and Alton Sterling protesters
Metro Council approves payment of no more than $25,000 for each protester who filed lawsuit for arrest while demonstrating after black man’s shooting
August 2016
Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson files suit against Baton Rouge
Suit accuses police of using a ‘militarized and aggressive manner’ in arresting Mckesson and 200 others during protests following Alton Sterling’s death
July 2016
Will black people ever feel safe around police? I doubt it
Jamilah Lemieux
The second amendment is a recipe for police killings
Michael Wood
Obama condemns Baton Rouge, but what about the victims of police violence?
Steven W Thrasher
Baton Rouge shooting: dead policeman wrote emotional Facebook post about 'trying times'
'It was always a pretty racist town': residents on the Baton Rouge's north side – in pictures
'On this side of town they harass you': the Baton Rouge where Alton Sterling died
Mourners at Alton Sterling's funeral call for justice in fatal police shooting
Obama has failed victims of racism and police brutality
Cornel West
'Protest in peace': Alton Sterling's son delivers call to demonstrators – video
Alton Sterling's son: 'Everyone needs to protest the right way, with peace'