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The Chauvin Trial Matters, But Real Victory Would Mean Divestment From Policing
UCLA historian and author Robin D.G. Kelley says a guilty verdict alone would not represent justice for George Floyd.
“I Can’t Breathe” Is a Cry Well Known to Black Indigenous People in Australia
David Dungay Jr., a Black Indigenous man in Australia, also cried “I can’t breathe” as he died in police custody.
Charles Booker Eyes Running Against Rand Paul by Building Urban-Rural Coalition
Booker has launched Hood to the Holler, a group working to unite rural and urban Kentuckians around populist issues.
Ron Johnson Says He Wasn’t Afraid on Jan. 6 But Would Have Been If It Were BLM
If there were “Black Lives Matter and antifa protesters, I might have been a little concerned,” Johnson said.
More Surveillance Won’t Stop White Supremacy. It Will Target Activists of Color.
More domestic terrorism laws will only further empower law enforcement to suppress protests against white supremacy.
Protesters and Lawmakers Demand Justice for Breonna Taylor One Year Later
Protests in Louisville, Kentucky, Saturday marked a year since police killed the 26-year-old Black woman at her home.
Black Workers in Alabama Aim to Slay the Trillion-Dollar Behemoth That Is Amazon
Unionizing the Amazon warehouse workforce, which is 85 percent Black, is above all a civil rights issue, say organizers.
The House Passed a Bill Named for George Floyd. It Won’t Stop Police Killings.
The bill gives more money to police while doing nothing to stop the racist war on drugs.
Detroit Will Use $200,000 in Taxpayer Money to Fund Claim Against BLM Group
The City Council voted to proceed with a conspiracy counterclaim against the anti-racist group Detroit Will Breathe.
More Policing Is Not the Solution to Anti-Asian Violence
Carceral approaches to anti-Asian violence ignore the realities of police violence.