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Black Lives Matter
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The Power of Choice: Chicago’s Black Organizers Refuse a Meeting With Mayor Emanuel
The power of the Black community has been asserted, and the legitimacy of a politician has been denied.
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Openly Gay Imam Creates Online School for LGBTQ-Friendly Islamic Philosophy
Daayiee Abdullah is working to promote LGBTQ inclusion in all Muslim institutions.
In Minneapolis, Local Black Lives Matter Activists Draw on a Growing National Network
Politicians talk about “One Minneapolis,” but divisions remain in jobs, education, housing and treatment by police.
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More Black Victims Claimed by Florida’s Violent Landscape
What role did cultural and geographical practices in creating institutional whiteness and a fear of Blackness play in the killing?
Our Generation, Our Choice: Youth Draw Connections Between Race, Environment and Immigration
Justice for people of color depends on addressing all forms of inequality.
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Police Brutality: Can It Really Be Fixed?
How many more lives is it going to take for us to rise up against police brutality?
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Holding Police Accountable for Misconduct in Communities of Color
The justice system has shown a pattern of siding with law enforcement, even when they are in the wrong.
Voices of Rise Up October: Victims’ Families Decry Police Violence
On Saturday, thousands rallied in New York City against police brutality.
Justice Can Be Served Without Putting Kids Behind Bars
In Seattle, with restorative justice as a galvanizing theme, organizers are creating more than policies and resolutions, but an actual movement.
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Black Parenting Matters: Raising Children in a World of Police Terror
I fear the merciless criminalization of Black boys. But I will instruct my son how to survive and work for liberation.