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Racial Justice
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.
The Brutes in Blue: From Ferguson to Freedom
The institutionalization of racism, slavery, and policing predates the formation of the United States itself.
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Why Movements Should Care About Azealia Banks
The #BlackLivesMatter movement is quickly creating a national context whereby celebrities across industries are being forced to take sides.
Liberals, Trojan Horses and the Myth of Police-Community Relations
Instead of having a conversation about the codification of racism through law enforcement, we're given a layer of public relations.