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Mass Arrests in 2020 Echo the Brutality Endured by RNC Protesters 20 Years Ago
People protested police brutality at the 2000 Republican National Convention. Twenty years later, not much has changed.
Trump’s Reelection Strategy Involves Terrorizing Us With Secret Stormtroopers
Trump has successfully normalized the unthinkable, and in places like Portland, he appears to be doing it to get votes.
As Campuses Cut Ties to Police, Sociology Departments Must Do the Same
Sociology departments must end their role as pipelines to police academies.
Veteran Black Panther: Links Between Capitalism and Racism Are in Plain Sight
Former Black Panther Party Minister of Culture Emory Douglas discusses revolutionary art amid the current uprisings.
Racism of Policing Resulted in the Torture and 18-Year Incarceration of My Son
Taking a stand against racism and police violence must include releasing all survivors of police torture from prison.
Even in Death, Black Bodies Face Environmental Racism
Many Black grave sites are vulnerable to disasters due to systemic racial disparities in planning and development.
What’s “Justice” in the Face of Police Killings? Full Societal Transformation.
Beyond defunding police, we must move toward building a more caring, inclusive and economically just society.
When War Against Black Americans Represents “Peace,” We Must Redefine the Word
We must redefine what peace means and reject the police-enforced law-and-order “peace” as defined by white supremacy.
We Must Confront Anti-Black History in All Forms in the Age of #BlackLivesMatter
Those of us in Dominican and Latinx communities must acknowledge and resist our own colorism and anti-Blackness.
Colonized Loyalty: Asian American Anti-Blackness and Complicity
In solidarity, between and within communities of color, lies our chance to fight against the insidious forces of racism.