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color photograph of a Black man with his arms up at an outdoor protest against police
Posted inRace

‘Nice’ has no place in justice work

by Mariane "Mare" Leon September 28th, 2023September 28th, 2023

The demand for Black people’s “niceness” is integral to maintaining white supremacy

'If my life is to matter, then mail must matter. Support must matter.'
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

‘If my life is to matter, then mail must matter. Support must matter.’

by Timothy James Young September 27th, 2023September 27th, 2023
The movement for media reparations must include the entertainment industry
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The movement for media reparations must include the entertainment industry

Tamar by Tamar Sarai February 17th, 2023February 16th, 2023
color photograph of an outdoor protest in the early evening. people in the foreground are not lit, but a decorative stone arch stands in the background. in the foreground, someone holds a yellow picket sign reading "the people demand: end police terror"
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Police killings are public executions

by William C. Anderson January 31st, 2023February 3rd, 2023
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Can the media move from anti-Black racism and harm toward reparations?

Tamar by Tamar Sarai January 26th, 2023January 25th, 2023
color photograph of an outdoor protest where a diverse crowd holds signs calling for reparations
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‘This is not charity’: A predominantly white congregation attempts reparations

by Frances Nguyen December 29th, 2022May 8th, 2023
protesters walk in the street, and a Black femme wearing a mask holds a sign in the foreground saying "now we need justice for ALL victims of police brutality"
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Atlanta community members warn of environmental damage from ‘Cop City’

by Ray Levy Uyeda June 15th, 2022May 8th, 2023
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I resigned from Trader Joe’s after watching the company fail its workers, but I’m still advocating for change from the outside

by Noella Williams June 14th, 2022June 15th, 2022
people stand in Millennium Park in Chicago holding signs protesting police violence against Daunte Wright and Adam Toledo
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Chicago curfew for teens draws concern from community members

by Sayou Cooper May 31st, 2022January 23rd, 2023
two people hold up signs saying "Black Lives Matter"
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Nearly 2 years after the 2020 uprisings, the war on Black lives continues

by Cat Brooks March 17th, 2022March 17th, 2022

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