Black Lives Matter
Stories untold: Sandra Bland, Black women, and police brutality
May 14, 2019You can't understand how the criminal justice system abuses people of color without appreciating the criminalization that Black women experience in particular.
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‘The Twilight Zone’: ‘Replay’ and the real terror of police brutality
April 15, 2019A monster plagues the United States. One that is rooted in the exploitation of Black labor and bodies, with little to no value placed on their lives.
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Police officer guilty of 2nd-degree murder in Laquan McDonald case
October 5, 2018Officer Jason Van Dyke is guilty of 2nd-degree murder and aggravated assault.
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Kings partner with Black Lives Matter after Stephon Clark’s death
April 2, 2018The Sacramento Kings announcement of an official partnership with Black Lives Matter, in the wake of Stephon Clark’s death at the hands of Sacramento Police, is significant: It further shows that athletes are no longer just...
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Alton Sterling and the state-sanctioned lynching of Black Americans
March 28, 2018“Black boys’ cries fall on deaf white ears and Black mothers' tears keep graveyard grass green.”
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