criminal justice
Demands grow to free ‘Grace,’ Black teen jailed over homework
August 3, 2020A Michigan judge’s outrageous sentence is only one of the latest examples of the immoral school to prison pipeline destroying the lives of young people across America.
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Black Women’s Lives Matter
July 21, 2020When Black women are killed, the ensuing protests—if they even occur—are tiny compared to when Black men are killed.
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Cyntoia Brown released from prison after serving 15-years of a life sentence
August 7, 2019Her story remains glaring proof ongoing injustice in the criminal justice system.
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Framed by police for murder: The case of Masonique Saunders
May 23, 2019A young Black woman is charged for the death of her boyfriend, although it's a known fact he was killed by police.
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Voting rights for prisoners and the gasp heard ’round the world
May 7, 2019Voter suppression targeting African Americans and people of color is exclusively a Republican agenda, right? Not so fast.
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