Tag: Black Lives Matter
From Palestine to Black Lives Matter
"I want to see more conversation about what it is going to take to preserve the quality of life of black people in this country, who are being systematically murdered, incarcerated, and otherwise marginalized and disenfranchised."
Teachers and Black Lives Matter Activists Partner Up
“How do we amplify each other’s message and work together to target the oligarchs that fill the politicians’ war chest?”
How Power Works
When the state decides to isolate, discredit and crush you it has innumerable ways to do so.
Divest From Prisons, Invest in People—What Justice for Black Lives Really...
Instead of addressing the roots of drug addiction, mental illness, and poverty, we’ve come to accept policing and incarceration as catch-all solutions. It’s time for a change.
Tell the NYPD: Release Records of Undercover Operations at Black Lives...
Help us tell the NYPD to release their records and provide transparency for the undercover operations in peaceful protests.
NYPD Sent Undercover Officers to Black Lives Matter Protests
The NYPD is refusing to release records detailing their undercover operations.
Police Refuse to Release Video of Officers Killing Unarmed Mentally Ill...
Ignoring calls from the community for total transparency, Chief Davis refuses to release the cellphone video to the public.
Unarmed Black Man Killed by San Diego Police
Unarmed Alfred Olango was shot and killed by San Diego police after his sister called police to help with her brother's mental health emergency.
Cops Involved in the Murder of Freddie Gray Honored at Conservative...
Brian Rice, Edward Nero, and Garret Miller were cleared of all charges earlier this year, but remain on administrative duty pending an internal review for their role in Gray’s death.
The Key Thing about the Latest Police Killing in Charlotte, NC...
Police too often shoot to kill as a first resort. This is happening more and more often to minorities.
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How Democrats helped clear Trump’s path back to power
The Democratic Party has chosen again and again to abandon working people and cling to corporate power, militarism, and a feckless, out-of-touch leadership class, Norman Solomon of RootsAction says. And we’re all paying the price.
What I saw in Cuba was resilience
It was a country enduring a 66-year siege, and a people who, against all odds, continue to build, create, and care for one another.
Minnesota sues Trump administration after federal agents withhold evidence in fatal immigration raid shootings
State officials say federal authorities blocked access to key evidence following deaths tied to Operation Metro Surge.
Top Interior officials ordered parks to end science policy, emails show
Under President Donald Trump, the Park Service has rescinded a policy aimed at preventing activities that threaten park resources and human health.
The dark side of ecotourism: When green travel exploits people and the planet
As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, the industry may be doing more harm than good.