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The ongoing racial reckoning in the U.S. has had Democratic legislators in Virginia looking to pass police reform…
Sep 16
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When Maya Moore decided to step away from the WNBA in 2019 in order to fight for criminal justice reform, little did…
Sep 10
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It wasn’t Black-on-Black crime. Violent video games and rap songs had nothing to do with it; nor did poverty,…
Jul 1
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Apparently, somewhere along the line, hitting protesters with a car just became the default move of authority…
Jun 19
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Doing “the work” is an oft-used phrase in social justice circles, arguably overused to the point that it can include…
Jun 11
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Belly of the Beast, a powerful documentary film about the human rights abuses experienced by women at the hands of…
Apr 17
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Black Mamas Bail Out was first conceived as a continuation of centuries-long idea: that black people must be…
Mar 5
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Instagram model, activist and almost-lawyer Kim Kardashian, affectionately known as “the Rosa Parks of people who…
Feb 18
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There are some words and phrases in the English language that are open to interpretation, while others—like…
Jan 17
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Marilyn Mosby Shares Anonymous Racist Call, Calls Out Misogynoir During Solidarity Trip to St. Louis
The office of Baltimore’s top prosecutor Marilyn Mosby released a voicemail this week sent to Mosby after she…
Nov 19
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Alabama runs the most violent prison system in America. Inmates in Alabama’s prisons are killed at nearly nine times…
Nov 15
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In its commitment to addressing the failures of the prison industrial complex—as it pertains to mental health, drug…
Nov 14
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Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley introduced on Thursday a comprehensive criminal justice resolution…
Oct 30
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As New York joined a handful of other states in passing sweeping criminal justice reforms, one of the state’s top…
Oct 28
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Innocent until proven guilty is one of the foundational tenets of American jurisprudence. Even when a person is…
Oct 26
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Kamala Harris may be alright after all.
Oct 25
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Donald Trump kicked off a three-day criminal-justice forum at South Carolina’s Benedict College on Friday, giving a…
Oct 21
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HBCU Benedict College Is Set to Host a Criminal Justice Forum Featuring None Other Than Donald Trump
Benedict College will play host to a criminal-justice forum this weekend, and Donald Trump is slated to be one of…
Oct 7
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A 21-year-old Florida man who was locked up for 10 days for missing jury service had the rest of his sentence…
Oct 6
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Talk about getting an “n-word wake up call”—to quote legendary comic Paul Mooney.