Premier journalist for The Trace Josiah Bates tells the intimate story of a police killing that riled the nation, uncovering along the way the sinister, city-to-city spread of elite police forces that have devastated Black and Brown neighborhoods.On January 7, 2023, twenty-nine-year-old Tyre Nichols was severely beaten by police during a traffic stop. The five officers involved were part of Memphis’s now-disbanded Scorpion...

A groundbreaking expose on the rise of gun violence in recent years.Journalist Josiah Bates pulls back the curtain on a crisis that continues to plague the United States in this gripping narrative. Fueled by the convergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and social unrest, gun violence has surged to unprecedented levels, devastating marginalized communities and urban areas across the nation.Bates embarks on a heart-wrenching journey, crisscrossing the country to ...

Journalist Josiah Bates pulls back the curtain on a crisis that continues to plague the United States in this gripping narrative. Fueled by the convergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and social unrest, gun violence has surged to unprecedented levels, devastating marginalized communities and urban areas across the nation.Bates embarks on a heart-wrenching journey, crisscrossing the country to meet victims, perpetrators, community activists, and renowned scholars. Through their powerfu...

Premier journalist for The Trace Josiah Bates tells the intimate story of a police killing that riled the nation, uncovering along the way the sinister, city-to-city spread of elite police forces that have devastated Black and Brown neighborhoods.On January 7, 2023, twenty-nine-year-old Tyre Nichols was severely beaten by police during a traffic stop. The five officers involved were part of Memphis’s now-disbanded Scorpion...