Truthout
Racial Justice
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This 4/20 Should Be a Wake-Up Call to End the Racist “War on Drugs“
The “war on drugs” is a war on people.
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Imagining Social Justice as a Communal Process
Hate violence is inextricably bound to broader social and political systems.
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My Intersectional Life
We are all intersectional. Feel the lines of humanity zing through you. Resist images and ideas that fuel distrust and despair. Light the path to recovery.
No Second Chances When It Comes to Housing
Advocates are organizing against what they say is an overlooked civil rights issue: the exclusion of ex-offenders from public housing.
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Fifty Years Ago Oppression Was Obvious: The Selma Diaries
It's been said that the devil's greatest trick is convincing the world that he doesn't exist.
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DOJ Report Concludes Ferguson Is Unconstitutional, Racist and Profit-Driven
On Wednesday, the DOJ found that the Ferguson Police Department was poorly trained and racially-biased.
Michelle Alexander: Roots of Today’s Mass Incarceration Crisis Date to Slavery, Jim Crow
Alexander looks at the historical roots of “the new Jim Crow.”
Michelle Alexander: Ferguson Shows Why Criminal Justice System of “Racial Control” Should Be Undone
“America are finally waking up,” says Michelle Alexander.
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Murder, Mass Incarceration, Militarization and Genocide in Progress
In a word, the name for institutional mass incarceration, murder and the militarization of police forces is - racism.
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Radical Farmers Use Fresh Food to Fight Racial Injustice and the New Jim Crow
If we are to create a society that values black life, we cannot ignore the role of food and land.