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color photograph of a Dyke March where women wearing masks and keffiyehs hold a banner with a keffiyeh pattern that reads "dykes against genocide"
Posted inGender & LGBTQIA+

LGBTQIA+ activists disrupt Pride events, demand an end to corporate ties to Israel

by Sarah Prager June 27th, 2024June 27th, 2024

As the Pride parade rolled through the streets of Washington, D.C., earlier this month, a group of more than 20 activists entered the parade route through a barricade and quickly unfurled banners with phrases like “war profiteers out of Pride” and “queer as is Free Palestine.” They stood with linked arms to stop the parade […]

Police killing of Ryan Gainer emphasizes need for safety alternatives
Posted inRace

Activists say police killing of Ryan Gainer emphasizes need for community safety programs

by Gracelynne West March 27th, 2024March 28th, 2024
color photograph of a Black woman at an outdoor protest against police violence in response to police killing Tyre Nichols. people hold a large white banner behind her with red and black text that's partially obscured. to the right, someone holds a white picket sign that reads "end police terror."
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

Atlanta Stop Cop City activists continue push to abolish GILEE program amid the Palestinian genocide

by Jocelyn James November 14th, 2023November 16th, 2023
color photograph of a protester wearing a black winter coat and holding a cardboard sign with handwritten text that reads "abolish the police"
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

Probe of Chicago police’s alleged sexual crimes exposes asylum-seekers’ vulnerability

by Maurizio Guerrero July 25th, 2023July 25th, 2023
color photograph of a black man holding a large white poster with red text reading "police torture victim" and "justice delayed is justice denied"
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Chicago police torture memorial finally moves forward, but police violence continues

by Noah Berlatsky June 30th, 2023July 5th, 2023
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

Law enforcement has a new political boogeyman: youth violence

by nia t. evans June 21st, 2023June 21st, 2023
Posted inPolitics & Democracy

Private equity ties to Atlanta’s Cop City spark questions about the city’s state of democracy

by Katherine Demby June 20th, 2023June 20th, 2023
color photograph of an NYPD officer wearing a long-sleeved jacket handing a pamphlet to and older Asian woman outside on a New York street. Both are wearing masks
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

Hate crime data collection doesn’t prevent hate crimes

by Mai Tran March 21st, 2023April 19th, 2023
color photograph of an outdoor protest against the police. in the foreground is a yellow sign in the shape of a police badge with red paper on the bottom shaped to look like blood dripping. black handwritten text reads "police city of chicago, you don't serve nor protect us"
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

Caregivers on the front lines of Chicago’s abolitionist movement

by Makaelah Walters March 10th, 2023May 3rd, 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

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