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The Surprise Weapon in Detroit’s Battle Against Gentrification
The Illuminate Literacy project encourages neighborhood youth to hold onto their identities and histories by expressing themselves in words.
Black Women Do Breastfeed, Despite Intense Systemic Barriers in the US
Targeted and systemic support for Black mothers is needed to overcome the racial gap in breastfeeding rates in the US.
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When You’re a Cannibal but Also a Frat Boy
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School-Based Police Are Using Tasers on Students — and No One Knows How Often It Happens
Children are being Tasered by school-based police officers, and no one knows about it.
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“The Hunt”: Colonial Conservation, Caught on Film
Espousing colonial attitudes, BBC's latest documentary blames tribal peoples — again — for endangering species.
Embracing the Alt-Right: New Trump Campaign Chief “Created an Online Haven for White Nationalists”
Last week, Donald Trump once again upended his campaign team and named Stephen Bannon, the head of Breitbart Media, to be his campaign chief.
Khalid Jabara’s Family Speaks Out After His Murder by Racist White Neighbor
Police say Stanley Majors will be charged with first-degree murder.
When Martin Luther King Jr. Came Up Against Chicago Racism
Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. and his Southern Christian Leadership Conference took on a new challenge.
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Peruvian Farmer Takes Stand Against Gold-Mining Corporation: “I Will Never Give Up My Land“
A team of engineers from Yanacocha came to our property to evict us, claiming we were not legitimate owners.
Henry A. Giroux on the Neo-Fascism of the Law-and-Order Candidate
Henry Giroux comments on the rise of neo-fascism in America and its link to a culture of fear, white supremacy and the expanding racist incarceration state.