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Black Lives Matter
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Imagining Social Justice as a Communal Process
Hate violence is inextricably bound to broader social and political systems.
Building Movements Without Shedding Differences: Alicia Garza of #BlackLivesMatter
“A love note to our people.” That's how Black Lives Matter started, explains Garza.
Protests Rise Over Los Angeles Police Killing of Mentally Ill, Black Homeless Man
Protesters demanded police training to deal with mentally ill after LAPD caught on video shooting and killing a homeless black man.
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Yes, Black America Fears the Police – Here’s Why
Shots were fired in Long Island, but there was no rush to call 911. It made perfect sense to ProPublica's Nikole Hannah-Jones.
Heeding the Call: Black Women Fighting for Black Lives That Matter
Black women activists have been at the head of a new movement.
“Black Girls Matter”: An Interview With Kimberle Crenshaw and Luke Harris
The African American Policy Forum released its groundbreaking report, “Black Girls Matter.”
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We’re Young, Passionate and Bent on Justice: Why #BlackLivesMatter Is Irresistible
This movement is showing what wholeness looks like and demanding a whole and uncompromised justice.
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Once White in the US: Raising Black Sons in a White Country
Jane Lazarre offers an intimate, lyrical, post-Ferguson look at what it's meant to her to raise her two black sons in the contemporary United States.
How Activists Are Responding to the NYPD’s Attempts to Thwart Black Lives Matter
NYPD Commissioner William Bratton asked lawmakers in Albany to elevate resisting arrest from a misdemeanor to a felony.
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The Complexities of Black Community Control of Police
Does the existence of the board make it easier or more difficult to organize for fundamental change?