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This site provides basic statistics and demographic information for Prince George’s County, MD, home of Coates’s friend Prince Jones and the police officer who killed him in 2000. Try comparing the data for Prince George’s County to its neighbor, Montgomery County, MD; Fairfax County, VA, where Prince Jones was shot and killed; and Washington, DC, where Coates and Jones went to college. Compare to your home county, as well.

This study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Urban Health in 2016 provides a theoretical and historical overview of police brutality in Prince George’s County, MD, and outlines the ongoing resistance to racism and racist policing via legislation and social movements in the county.

The Kojo Nnamdi show is a long-running radio program that focuses on local politics and social issues in the greater Washington, DC, metropolitan area. It airs on WAMU, the DC area’s public radio station. In this episode, Kojo Nnamdi hosts a town-hall style community conversation in Prince George’s County. His co-hosts for the conversation include Maryland State Delegate Alonzo Washington; Larry Stafford of the social justice organization Progressive Maryland; Tonia Wellons, founder of the Prince George’s Social Innovation Fund; Prince George’s Sheriff Melvin High; and Major Raymond Gordon of the Prince George’s Police Department. The conversation was held on November 17, 2015, and aired on November 19, 2015.

This article was published shortly after the shooting death of Prince Jones in November 2000. It provides biographical details about Jones’ life and commentary from his family and friends. The Washington City Paper is a free, weekly newspaper that began publication in 1981 and focuses on local news and arts and culture in the Washington, DC, area.

This article, published in 2014 shortly after the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, MO, examines the phenomenon of police brutality and efforts to hold law enforcement officers accountable in Prince George’s County, MD. Politico Magazine is a free online magazine that is also published bi-monthly in print. It focuses on politics and policy-making and tends to feature long-form journalism.