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5 Examples of Our Government Treating BlackLivesMatter Movement Like a Terrorist Group

By Adam Johnson We learned in the wake of the Occupy Wall Street movement that the government’s use of its anti-terror apparatus at a local and federal level was both routine and pervasive. Thus far, the means with which similar … Continue reading

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NYC Has 118,000 Missing Black Men

By Christopher Robbins A new report shows that more than one of every six black men in the United States who should be between the ages of 25 and 54 have “disappeared” from free society, mostly due to incarceration or … Continue reading

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Toni Morrison: ‘I want to see a white man convicted for raping a black woman’

By Oliver Laughland The Nobel prize-winning author Toni Morrison has delivered a frank assessment of race relations in America, declaring that until racial disparities in the criminal justice system are resolved, the conversation about racism will never be over. Morrison, … Continue reading

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The Fight For The Soul Of The Black Lives Matter Movement

At a march in mid-December organized by Al Sharpton’s National Action Network in Washington D.C., organizers rushed the stage and claimed that the old guard was attempting to hijack the nascent Black Lives Matter movement away from its founders. “This … Continue reading

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Harry Siegel: Black lives and hard facts

By Harry Siegel Black lives matter. Obvious as that should be, it’s needed saying. And saying it and hearing it said has been cathartic. Because too often, the choices Americans have made — and those of the leaders they elect … Continue reading

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Police Killing of Unarmed Georgia Man Leaves Another Town in Disbelief

By Richard Fausset Witnesses to the fatal police shooting of an African-American man gave differing accounts Tuesday. But they all ended with a similar question: Why was it necessary to shoot Anthony Hill, a 27-year-old Air Force veteran who was … Continue reading

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Wisconsin police shooting: young witnesses denied access to lawyers, friends say

By Zoe Sullivan Two young men were denied access to lawyers when they were taken in for questioning by police as witnesses to the police killing of Tony “Terrell” Robinson on Friday evening, according to friends and community activists. Javier … Continue reading

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Madison police response to shooting contrasts with Ferguson

By Todd Richmond Within hours of a white officer shooting an unarmed black man, the police chief of Wisconsin’s capital city was praying with the man’s grandmother, hoping to strike a conciliatory tone and avoid the riots that last year … Continue reading

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Wisconsin protest planned after Madison police shooting

By Brendan O’Brien A mass demonstration is planned on Wednesday at the Wisconsin corrections department in Madison in response to the fatal police shooting last week of an unarmed biracial teenager. The shooting of Tony Robinson, 19, by a white … Continue reading

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Justice Speaks

By Editorial Board of The Washington Post THE JUSTICE Department said two things about Ferguson, Mo., last week, both of which should make Americans uncomfortable. First, federal officials announced that they did not have evidence showing that police officer Darren … Continue reading

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