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Racism
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Poverty as Prison, Reprise
We are a nation on lock down in more ways than we always see.
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How Trayvon Martin’s Lynching Galvanized a Movement
The murder of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, in the winter of 2012 was a turning point.
Super Tuesday: Amid Protests Over Racism, Donald Trump Appears Poised to Triumph in Key Contests
Super Tuesday has arrived, the biggest primary day in the presidential race.
“Making America Great for White Males”: Activist Responds as Trump Refuses to Disavow KKK Support
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump refused to condemn endorsements from David Duke.
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Scandal Erupts at University of Chicago Fraternity, Where Culture of Racism Has Been Long Ignored
With the frat's racism exposed, students call on administrators to confront wider pattern of anti-Palestinian attacks.
Stop the Ethnic Cleansing in Turkey
It's becoming increasingly clear that the Turkish state is engaged in ethnic mass-displacement and other forms of ethnic cleansing.
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Black Struggle Is Not a Sound Bite: Why I Refused to Meet With President Obama
As a radical, Black organizer, I do not feel that a handshake with the president is the best way for me to honor Black lives.
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As the Movement for Black Lives Shifts to Policy, Several Options Emerge
DeRay McKesson's entering Baltimore's mayoral race is as much a part of the movement for Black lives as those taking to the streets in Ferguson, Baltimore and elsewhere.
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Why Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Deserve the Black Vote
From the crime bill to welfare reform, policies Bill Clinton enacted - and Hillary Clinton supported - decimated Black America.
Mass Incarceration Since 1492: Native American Encounters With Criminal Injustice
The colonial relationship between the US state and Native Americans is important in understanding mass incarceration as a whole.