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Racism
Darren Wilson and Daniel Pantaleo Weren’t the First: A Short History of Brutal Cops Let Off the Hook by the US Justice System
The US has a long history of allowing police to walk free after vicious racist violence.
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Another Black Boy Gunned Down by Police
Police brutality is a time-honored tradition in Haiti.
The Millions March: The Post-Ferguson Moment Becoming a Movement
Young women of color are at the forefront of the burgeoning movement against racism and police brutality.
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White House Refuses to Meet With Grieving Black Mothers Whose Sons Were Executed by Cops
The activists are committed to sustained actions around the DOJ and its leaders until indictments are rendered.
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Red Love: Toward Racial, Economic and Social Justice
Racism exacerbated by a capitalist production process poisons our society. The antidote is red love.
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Prosecute the Prosecutors: A Way to Justice in Staten Island, Ferguson and Cleveland
Prosecutors are rarely charged criminally, and even more rarely convicted criminally by reluctant courts who work with them, but it can and should happen when merited.
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Something’s Happening Here: Michael Brown and Willie Horton
In 1986, a black Massachusetts prisoner serving a life sentence for murder brutalized a Maryland couple during a weekend furlough. The prisoner's name was Willie Horton. During the 1988 …
Amid Justice Department Investigations, Protesters Call Out Cleveland Police Murders
As national protests continue, activists and concerned residents in Cleveland are calling for police accountability.
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“Forgiveness Is Liberating”: Desmond Tutu on Healing a Nation’s Racist Past
Today, South Africa's healing process is a beacon of hope for the United States.
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Connecting Police Violence Against People of Color and People With “Mental Illness“
Racism intersects deeply with discrimination and violence against people of all races who are perceived as unstable or “mentally ill.”