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When Black Lives Matter Met Clinton: Activists Speak Out on Challenging Candidate Over Crime Record
Black Lives Matter activists are back in the news after confronting Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail.
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The Rebirth of Black Rage
From Kanye to Obama, and back again.
ACLU of Illinois Sells Out Chicago’s Black Youth
Young Black organizers cry foul as the ACLU of Illinois makes a stop-and-frisk deal with the city of Chicago.
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Black Labor Organizers Urge AFL-CIO to Reexamine Its Ties to the Police
United Auto Workers members have led a push for the AFL-CIO to dissolve its relationship with an international police union.
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A Civil Society Arose in Watts Before and After the Unrest
The Watts rebellion grew not from chaos but from a mobilized community seeking change. Six days of violence could not destroy the community.
“Oath Keepers” With Rifles Roam Among Ferguson Protesters, Raising Concerns
The group of men wearing camouflage claim to be protecting the Constitution.
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FreeHer: Formerly Incarcerated Women Build a National Network
Formerly incarcerated women recently gathered to emphasize that it's time the US ended the mass criminalization of Black and poor women.
Artists at the Venice Biennale Respond to the Black Lives Matter Movement
We look at the state of the Black Lives Matter movement and the art world.
Political Art and “All the World’s Futures”: First African Curator of Venice Biennale
Okwui Enwezor of Nigeria is the Biennale's first African-born chief curator.
More Than Half of Chicago Area Universities Have Armed Police Departments
After the shooting death of unarmed black man, should colleges employ police officers at all?