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Racism
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Lessons Learned
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From Ferguson to Staten Island, Justice and Accountability Are Nowhere in Sight
The grand jury decision isn't just disappointing, it's downright alarming.
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Race, Class, and Violence
What happened between Darren Wilson and Michael Brown is just one incident among so many that exhibit to the world a toxic mix of deep structural racism and the …
The Life and Times of Michael B
Ferguson put America's racial apartheid on the global stage.
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Sit Still, Listen and Accept Being a Target: What White Men Can Do in Times Like These
From law enforcement officers to sports team owners, we're hearing plenty of stories of white men behaving badly.
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William Rivers Pitt | Trying to Breathe in These “Post-Racial” United States
We all like to believe in the concept of progress, but Michael Brown and Eric Garner are dead today with no consequences.
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The United States’ “Post-Racial” Lie
White Americans have no right to judge the outpouring of black anger in Ferguson.
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Portland Photo Distracts From the Real Problems of Race
People of goodwill cannot alone overcome the structural violence of racism.
Khalil Muhammad on Facing Our Racial Past
Khalil Muhammad discuss the importance of confronting the contradictions of the US' past to better understand the present.
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It’s Mourning Again in America
The arrows of justice have long been masked as scales - they are the arrows used to justify the continued mass incarceration of the country's black population.