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Black Lives Matter
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Confronting Brunch
Black Lives Matter and brunch collide in an analysis of the social and political meanings of the meal.
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This 4/20 Should Be a Wake-Up Call to End the Racist “War on Drugs“
The “war on drugs” is a war on people.
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How the “Gold Standard” of Police Accountability Fails Civilians by Design
Truthout reveals patterns of institutionalized police bias in Chicago's handling of police shootings and misconduct complaints.
Killing Africa
The struggles of Black people against police repression and institutional corruption go far beyond the US.
Khalil Muhammad: To Stop Police Killings, Transform the Political Culture That Threatens Black Lives
Protests were held from coast to coast on Tuesday.
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Physical Murder and Political Asphyxiation: The Story of Danielle Hicks-Best
The abomination lays bare the thin line that many African-American children and families tread “between physical murder and spiritual death.”
Black Lives Matter Activists in South Carolina Demand Reform After Police Killing of Walter Scott
Cries of “black lives matter” continue to ring out across the country after new police killings of unarmed African Americans.
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We Do This for Rekia
This week, the trial of Dante Servin began in Chicago.
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A Freedom Ride for Stephon
It's election day in Chicago, and until it's over political types here are unlikely to write about much of anything else.
In Strange Twist of History, Black Activist Charged With “Lynching”
Law created to protect Blacks is cited against woman protesting police violence.