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Michelle Alexander: Ferguson Shows Why Criminal Justice System of “Racial Control” Should Be Undone
“America are finally waking up,” says Michelle Alexander.
Introducing David Theo Goldberg’s “Sites of Race”
Racist expression and exclusion are denied their social origin and systemic content, reduced to matters of private discrimination.
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Must Reform the Entire System to Achieve Racial Justice
The Obama administration has begun making important changes to end racial profiling, emphasize community-oriented policing and de-militarize police forces.
“Black Girls Matter”: An Interview With Kimberle Crenshaw and Luke Harris
The African American Policy Forum released its groundbreaking report, “Black Girls Matter.”
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Does This Costume Make Me Look Racist?
A recent Western-themed, border-patrol party at a U Texas fraternity stems from a history and legacy of unequal power relations.
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An Angry White Man Kills Again
The stand your ground and open carry laws are a return to the days when white supremacy was openly expressed through conquest of the native population, slavery, and lynch …
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We’re Young, Passionate and Bent on Justice: Why #BlackLivesMatter Is Irresistible
This movement is showing what wholeness looks like and demanding a whole and uncompromised justice.
Tens of Thousands Join North Carolina Moral March to Protest GOP Takeover, Racism and Islamophobia
Tens of thousands gathered Saturday in Raleigh for what organizers are calling one of the largest civil rights rallies in the South since the Selma to Montgomery march in …
Some Thoughts on Mercy: An Essay on Race and Redemption
A journey into the world of racial hurt, degradation and separateness holds out the fragile possibility of redemption.
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The Complexities of Black Community Control of Police
Does the existence of the board make it easier or more difficult to organize for fundamental change?