social justice
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Black Lives Matter Changes Tactics From Protests to Policy, Debunks Myths About Movement
More than 100 days into a Donald Trump presidency, it has become clear that his campaign promises have transformed into discriminatory public policies, and with an attorney general and a Justice Department focused on championing police while simultaneously criminalizing protest and political criticism, it is important that our greatest resistance movement change with the times.…
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Sandra Bland’s Mother Returns to Texas to Support Bill Urging Sweeping Police Reforms
Sandra Bland’s mother returned to Texas on Tuesday to show support for a sweeping police-reform bill named after her daughter, who died in a jail near Houston after a confrontational traffic stop in 2015. According to the Associated Press, it was the first time Bland’s family had testified before the Texas Legislature, which meets only…
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jim Brown, Bill Russell to Receive Legacy Award
It feels fitting that in a time of the Movement for Black Lives and the last months of the first black president, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jim Brown and Bill Russell, champions of social justice, will receive the Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award, not only for their achievement in sports but also for their activism, Sports…
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. on 50 Years of Black Progress and the Perils That Still Exist
“I now know what Frederick Douglass felt like in 1876 when Reconstruction came to an end,” says Henry Louis Gates Jr., referring to the recent election and the end of the Obama presidency. He continues, “This clearly for some people is the end of the Second Reconstruction.” The renowned professor and documentarian (and chairman of…
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#EndPrisonSlavery: National Inmate Work Strike Begins on Anniversary of 1971 Attica Prison Uprising
Answering the call of those locked up in Alabama and Texas prisons, incarcerated people in 40 prisons in 24 states across the U.S. have initiated a work strike to coincide with the 45th anniversary of the Attica prison uprising. On Sept. 9, 1971, 29 inmates and 10 hostages were killed by police while fighting for humane conditions, including food and medical care. Learn more…
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Denver Broncos Linebacker Kneels During National Anthem
On Thursday the NFL launched the start of its new season, and with it, a bit of controversy as the Denver Broncos’ starting linebacker, Brandon Marshall, took a knee during the national anthem. Before the Broncos took on the Carolina Panthers, Marshall knelt during the national anthem and stayed that way until the song concluded.…
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Local Leader Rashad Turner Leaving Black Lives Matter St. Paul
Black Lives Matter St. Paul, Minn., leader Rashad Turner announced over the weekend that he is leaving the organization, the Pioneer Press reports. Turner, who was with BLM St. Paul for about a year and a half, is credited with leading the organization as it attempted to bring attention to racial injustice in the area…
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