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Rights Lab: Where Can I Fly My Drone?
Smartphones revolutionized people's access to cameras; could drones do the same for air space?
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The Dangerous Game of Mourning the Dead: Police Violence and the Black Community in Brazil
Police violence does not end when someone dies in a confrontation.
Art Equality: From the WPA to Black Mountain and Basquiat
In the age of Black Lives Matter, history reminds us that liberation and social justice begin with creative expression.
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Turning US Communities Into War Zones, Death by Death
No US city is immune from the epidemic of police killings - not even a liberal bastion like San Francisco.
MarShawn McCarrel: Remembering the Black Lives Matter Activist Who Shot Himself at Ohio Statehouse
MarShawn organized against the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson and worked to aid the homeless.
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Homeless Advocates Fight for the Right to Rest in Denver
Activists are pushing for a “right to rest” law in Colorado that would prevent the criminalization of homelessness.
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Black Struggle Is Not a Sound Bite: Why I Refused to Meet With President Obama
As a radical, Black organizer, I do not feel that a handshake with the president is the best way for me to honor Black lives.
Does Baltimore Black Lives Matter Activist Have a Shot at Becoming Mayor?
Activists turned politicians are nothing new. Just look at Bernie Sanders.
Lives Are at Stake: A Formal Alliance Between Black Lives Matter and Reproductive Justice
Anti-abortion proponents have attempted to co-opt language from the movement for Black lives.
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As the Movement for Black Lives Shifts to Policy, Several Options Emerge
DeRay McKesson's entering Baltimore's mayoral race is as much a part of the movement for Black lives as those taking to the streets in Ferguson, Baltimore and elsewhere.