Self-defense is a natural reaction to danger. Yet, in America, many expect Black folks to “turn the other cheek.” Not to respond to a perceived imminent threat. This is evident from the racial ...

Under standard self-defense doctrine, hair-trigger assumptions about Black boys and men that may have caused Andrew Lester to shoot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl for merely ringing his doorbell could ...

The case of Carlisha Hood shows how self-defense law– and our perception of who deserves it– is still rooted in racism and sexism. “Black women have always been vulnerable to violence in ...

This raises some difficult but important questions: Can black Americans exercise their Second Amendment right to bear arms? Can they stand their ground? Can they claim self-defense in shooting ...