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Racial Justice
#BernieSoBlack in the Context of “Confederate Flag Down, Rainbow Flag Up“
The satirical hashtag #BernieSoBlack exposes the problem with equating the same-sex marriage ruling with the symbolic Confederate flag lowering.
How Truth and Reconciliation Commissions Help Heal Wounds From Racial Injustice
Such commissions can help communities heal from a history of racial violence.
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Obama and the Logic of Massacre, From Birmingham to Charleston
President Obama cannot escape the message and the environment his administration has created.
Jews for Racial Justice Move the Conversation About Police Brutality Into White Communities
Jews for Racial and Economic Justice organizes in ways that will keep them strong when the media moves on.
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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.
South Carolina Massacre: Why Don’t We Call Killing of Nine Black Churchgoers an Act of Terrorism?
Why are so many politicians and much of the media afraid to call the mass shooting an act of terrorism? We discuss the double standards in coverage of shootings …
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White Suspect Identified for Killing of Nine People in Massacre at Black Church
Authorities attempt to identify the white gunman who opened fire in a historic black church in SC Thursday evening.
Kentucky Organizer: Ending White Supremacy Is in Everyone’s Interest
Longtime organizer Meta Mendel-Reyes discusses organizing for racial justice across racial lines in Kentucky.
DrewChristopher Joy on White Racial Justice Organizing in Maine in Black Lives Matter Times
Organizer DrewChristopher Joy talks about the challenges of inspiring working-class Whites in Maine to engage in the racial justice fight.
Forty Acres and a Mule Would Be at Least $6.4 Trillion Today: What the US Really Owes Black America
This infographic lays out the case for reparations.