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Black Lives Matter Convergence Ends With Police Pepper-Spraying Teen
More than 1,000 Black Lives Matter supporters converged in Cleveland.
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Blackness Without Borders: Global Caribbean Solidarity for Haitians
We have to be intentional about the way that we use our influence to impact countries in the global south.
Rev. Sekou on Today’s Civil Rights Leaders: “I Take My Orders From Queer Women“
A leading activist pastor speaks about the emerging face of Civil Rights leadership.
#BlackLivesMatter Cofounders Speak Out on Sandra Bland
A Movement for Black Lives Convening is set to take place this weekend in Cleveland.
Sandra Bland’s Sister Responds to Suicide Allegations
Law enforcement officials have concluded that the cause of Sandra Bland's death in custody was suicide.
Protests Demand Justice for Sandra Bland and Kindra Chapman, Black Women Found Dead in Jail
In Texas, new information has emerged about the arrest of Sandra Bland.
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Black Immigrants’ Lives Matter: Disrupting the Dialogue on Immigrant Detention
The developing discourse on immigrant detention undermines the political vision of prison abolition.
“Between the World and Me”: Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Extended Interview on Being Black in the US
Coates talks about how he was influenced by freed political prisoner Marshall "Eddie" Conway and writer James Baldwin, and responds to critics of his book.
“I Will Light You Up!”: New Dashcam Video Shows Arrest of Sandra Bland, Found Dead in Texas Jail
The footage shows that Bland should never have been arrested in the first place.
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As Marginalized Communities Face Dearth of Trauma Care, Activists Step in to Fight for Survival
Protesters fight for communities of color, which lose lives awaiting trauma care that is slow to come.