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Charity Is Not a Substitute for Justice
By Marian Wright Edelman “I sit on a man’s back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by all possible means—except … Continue reading
How a Broken Tail Light Can Be a Death Sentence in America
By Karen Dolan So now we know: A broken tail light can get you killed in America. The situation that led to the alleged murder of Walter L. Scott by a white police officer in North Charleston SC is indicative … Continue reading
Miami Gardens Police Chief Resigns After NAACP Outcry Over Racial Profiling, Bullying
By Allie Conti Just two days after the NAACP said that the Miami Gardens Police Department may be committing “the most pervasive, most invasive, and most unjustified pattern of police harassment in the nation,” the city’s police chief has resigned. … Continue reading
New York City Council overrides Mayor Bloomberg’s vetoes, passes bills to rein in aggressive policing
By Erin Durkin The City Council’s election-year confrontation with Mayor Bloomberg over the NYPD reached a climax Thursday with two votes to rein in overly aggressive policing. The Council voted 34-15 for a bill that would give people more options … Continue reading
What I learned from getting shot
By Brian Beutler I haven’t said or written much publicly about the shooting that nearly killed me in 2008. But a recent confluence of events — Trayvon Martin’s death, the Zimmerman trial and the public pronouncements of mostly privileged, mostly … Continue reading
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Dream Defenders Leave Capitol, Heading for Governor’s Home
By Brentin Mock The youth organizers of the Dream Defenders civil rights collective stood their ground and slept on the grounds of the Florida state capitol building for a full month in response to the “not guilty” verdict for George … Continue reading
Race, Lead, and Juvenile Crime
By Kevin Drum I know, I know: I’m a broken record on the subject of lead exposure in kids and crime rates 20 years later. But there’s lately been a renewed focus on black crime and black incarceration rates, as … Continue reading
The Dream Defenders Introduce ‘Trayvon’s Law’; Talib Kweli Weighs In
By Brentin Mock For four weeks now, the youth justice alliance called the Dream Defenders in Florida have peacefully held the state capitol building captive, pushing for reforms to laws that criminalize youth of color. Today, they unveiled “Trayvon’s Law,” … Continue reading
The Real Problem: Race Baiters’ Inability to Think, Comprehend
By Jason Whitlock Here’s what the race baiters on the right fail to comprehend: There’s a clear-cut, easy-to-follow blueprint for avoiding the ravages of black-on-black violence and crime. America has yet to provide us a comparable blueprint for avoiding racial profiling. … Continue reading
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Race-blind admissions: White privilege is too often ignored in movies and in life
By Ann Hornaday As a drama about the needless death of a young, unarmed black man, the shattering new movie “Fruitvale Station” has found particular resonance with audiences in the past few weeks. The film stars Michael B. Jordan as … Continue reading →