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87 Face Felony Charges for Kentucky Sit-In for Breonna Taylor
If convicted on felony charges, protesters could face up to five years in prison.
Activists Fight to Cancel Rents as Pandemic Eviction Freezes Come to an End
As rent strikes proliferate nationwide, a coalition spread across 25 states plans to stage a “Strike for Black Lives.”
Thousands More Families May Face Separation as COVID Spreads in ICE Jails
ICE reports more than 3,000 immigrants in ICE custody have tested positive for COVID and at least three have died.
Disability Rights Activists Take on Twin Pandemics of Police Brutality and COVID
According to at least one study, up to one half of people killed by law enforcement in the U.S. have a disability.
Epidemiologist Slams Brazil’s COVID Policy as Bolsonaro Tests Positive
Brazil has gone almost two months with no health minister.
UN Report Links Disease Outbreaks to Climate Crisis and Industrial Farming
A new United Nations report says humans must lower stress on the natural environment to prevent the next pandemic.
ICE Threatens to Deport International Students If Schools Move Classes Online
International students account for as much as a third of the undergraduate student body at many U.S. universities.
Abolish Policing, Not Just the Police
Maya Schenwar, Victoria Law and Mariame Kaba discuss abolishing the police and policing.
Hunger Strikers at COVID-Infected ICE Jail Were Pepper-Sprayed in Retaliation
Detained immigrant activist Anthony Alexandre reports dire conditions and a lack of medical care at the for-profit jail.
Trump’s Racist Mt. Rushmore Celebration Violated Indigenous Sovereignty
Indigenous scholar and activist Nick Estes discusses the significance of the the Black Hills for Indigenous people.