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In His Own Words: Harry Belafonte on Fighting for Justice in the Age of Trump
“There’s some ass-kicking out here to be done. And we should do it,” the late Belafonte said in 2016.
Normandale Park Shooting Shows How Portland Police Facilitate Far Right Violence
The far right vigilante received a life sentence for shooting four protesters despite police efforts to protect him.
New Memphis Program Would Arrest Kids for Playing Music, Dancing, Selling Candy
This program is “a recipe for more incarcerations and police killings of Black teens,” says Moms Demand Action.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Seeks Pardon for Man Convicted of Murdering BLM Protester
Daniel Perry accelerated his car into a crowd of protesters during the 2020 George Floyd protests in Austin.
Anti-Protest Laws Are Not About Safety, They Are About Silencing Dissent
We must not allow our movements for justice to be silenced by laws that criminalize dissent.
“Creed III” Reflects Immense Class Divide in Black America But Fails to Heal It
The cathartic goal of this genre is to purge the shame of the Black middle and upper class for abandoning the poor.
A Police Killing Inside a Hospital: Ben Crump on Death of Irvo Otieno During Mental Health Crisis
Irvo Otieno, a 28-year-old aspiring musician, was killed inside a mental health facility in Virginia on March 6.
As Mourners Gather for Tyre Nichols’s Funeral, Calls Grow for Abolition
Abolitionist Andrea Ritchie and Howard University Professor Justin Hansford discuss the need for structural change.
Tyre Nichols Is Another Victim of the Police Brutality Crisis Black People Face
“We have experienced this same kind of violence over and over and over again in our communities,” says Amber Sherman.
Keenan Anderson, Cousin of Black Lives Matter Cofounder, Killed by LAPD
The high school English teacher suffered cardiac arrest after police used a Taser on him following a traffic accident.