Post Tagged with: “racial injustice”

Don’t Forget What Happened on January 6th

Don’t Forget What Happened on January 6th

A recent study shines a light on the demographics and motivations of the January 6th insurrectionists.

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The Police Killing of George Floyd, One Year On

The Police Killing of George Floyd, One Year On

The Southern Poverty Law Center commemorates some of the unsung heroes that played pivotal roles in securing justice for Floyd and his family over the past year.

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Evanston, IL Becomes the First US City to Approve Reparations for Black Residents

Evanston, IL Becomes the First US City to Approve Reparations for Black Residents

Advocates hope that the Chicago suburb’s pioneering efforts will serve as a blueprint for other cities and states across the US.

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What Does ‘Black Lives Matter’ Mean to You?

MANHATTAN, NY - JUNE 07:  An African American protester wearing a mask around his neck and a hat that has Black Power in Times Square holds up a large sign that reads, "Black Lives Matter" with thousands of people behind him.  This was part of the Black Lives Matter New York (BLMNY) protest that offered a Blueprint for change and called on New York state legislators and members of Congress to end the slaughter of Black persons by the very institutions charged with protecting them.  The Blueprint is a policy platform to reform failed statutes and regulations and to  begin reforming to a more civil and just society. This includes the I Can't Breathe Act, the Blue Wall Act, repealing of 50-A statute and includes housing and education reforms. Protesters keep taking to the streets across America and around the world after the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer Derek Chauvin that was kneeling on his neck during his arrest as he pleaded that he couldn't breathe. The protest are attempting to give a voice to the need for human rights for African American's and to stop police brutality against people of color.  Many people were wearing masks and observing social distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic.  Photographed in the Manhattan Borough of New York on June 07, 2020, USA.  (Photo by Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty Images)

In which I respond to an old friend who thinks my support for Black Lives Matter is misguided.

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The End of Prison

The End of Prison

In her 2003 book, longtime antiprison activist Angela Davis shines a light on the catastrophe of mass incarceration and points us toward a new vision of justice.

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Review: The Making of Black Lives Matter

Review: The Making of Black Lives Matter

No matter one’s politics, color, or creed, it is incumbent upon all decent people to lend a fair and honest hearing to our generation’s defining social justice movement.

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Review: Between the World and Me

Review: Between the World and Me

Coates’s powerful memoir on being Black in America is sure to leave a lasting impression.

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