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Racism
Scott Walker Falsely Promises Racial Unity
Scott Walker believes focusing on ‘racial discord’ will only create more.
The Politics of Fear: Why Donald Trump Is No Laughing Matter
Donald Trump embodies many of the damaging characteristics and principles that have defined the United States for centuries.
Remembering Civil Rights Freedom Fighter Julian Bond Who Chaired NAACP, Cofounded SNCC
Civil rights pioneer Julian Bond died on Saturday.
“Writing on the Wall”: Editor Johanna Fernández on Mumia Abu-Jamal’s New Book
Johanna Fernandez, who visited Mumia Abu-Jamal on death row for years, shares an analysis of racism and class exploitation.
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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A Civil Society Arose in Watts Before and After the Unrest
The Watts rebellion grew not from chaos but from a mobilized community seeking change. Six days of violence could not destroy the community.
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Mumia Abu-Jamal on the Meaning of Ferguson
Ferguson is a wake-up call to build social, radical, revolutionary movements for change.
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More Prosecutors Won’t Prevent Police Killings Before They Happen
For African Americans, whose daily lives are impacted by police abuse of authority, the crisis is the state as purveyor of racist violence.