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Police Violence
Building Community Safety: Practical Steps Toward Liberatory Transformation
Ejeris Dixon speaks to the need to address violence without relying on the criminal legal system.
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Ten Policy Solutions Suggested by the Movement for Black Lives
In response to criticism, members of BLM have begun Campaign Zero with specific examples on how to end police violence.
ACLU of Illinois Sells Out Chicago’s Black Youth
Young Black organizers cry foul as the ACLU of Illinois makes a stop-and-frisk deal with the city of Chicago.
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Black Labor Organizers Urge AFL-CIO to Reexamine Its Ties to the Police
United Auto Workers members have led a push for the AFL-CIO to dissolve its relationship with an international police union.
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We Gon’ Be Alright: Black Love, Black Resistance and Black Liberation
At this month's convening of the Movement for Black Lives in Cleveland, we experienced the power of Black people coming together.
Video Shows California Police Shooting Unarmed Man With Hands Up
A federal judge has ordered the release of police dashcam footage.
For Families of People Living With Mental Illness, Police “Support” Is Not the Solution
We need to radically reimagine what safety looks like.
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Police Criminals and the Brutalization of Black Girls
For black girls in the hallowed idyllic spaces that enshrine the privileges of white youth, summer is always over.
Mass Protests Trigger Ongoing Investigations of Police Homicides
If police continue to kill citizens at this rate, more than 1,000 people will die at the hands of police by the end of this year.
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The Story of Levi Dehmann: Police Violence in Small-Town America
It's not only police vs. Black men, in this country, as the April death of David Levi Dehmann in Ohio sadly demonstrates.