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Ferguson and Community Trauma: Defining Peace For Ourselves

Helen

Jun 24, 2020
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On the Front Lines: Alternative Forms of Protesting Police Violence

Hannah Hodson

Jun 23, 2020
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“Out In The Night,” the Story of Four Black Lesbians Convicted for Self Defense, Premieres on PBS and Logo Tonight

Maddie

Jun 22, 2015
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Black Lives Matter Releases Inaugural State Of The Black Union Address, Hosts Twitter Town Hall

Laura Mandanas

Jan 22, 2015
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Broken Windows is On Hiatus: Community Interventions We Can Enact Now for Real Justice

Hannah Hodson

Jan 6, 2015
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Burials in the Mist of Dawn

Mónica Teresa Ortiz

Jan 5, 2015
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25 Women Who Shook Things Up in 2014

Carmen

Dec 31, 2014
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Are We There Yet? An Interracial Family Visits a Southern Plantation

Hannah Hodson

Dec 16, 2014
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Audre Lorde Project Hosts Vigil and Flashmob To “Free Our Sisters, Free Ourselves”

Laura Mandanas

Dec 16, 2014
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Dispatches From The Millions Marches: Thousands Show Up For #BlackLivesMatter Nationwide

Yvonne

Dec 15, 2014

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Ferguson and Community Trauma: Defining Peace For Ourselves

We see violence not only in the crimson of blood spilled far too many times but also in the varying shades of brown on the skins of people of color.…

Helen —

Jun 24, 2020

#blacklivesmatter

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On the Front Lines: Alternative Forms of Protesting Police Violence

Alternative forms of protest are necessary to make activism accessible. Sometimes, they’re even more effective at creating change than a permitted march.

Hannah Hodson —

Jun 23, 2020

#blacklivesmatter

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movie features

“Out In The Night,” the Story of Four Black Lesbians Convicted for Self Defense, Premieres on PBS and Logo Tonight

“I know that our story is the story of so many others, and I want those people to know that they’re not alone, and that they do have the right…

Maddie —

Jun 22, 2015

#blacklivesmatter

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Black Lives Matter Releases Inaugural State Of The Black Union Address, Hosts Twitter Town Hall

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Black Lives Matter Releases Inaugural State Of The Black Union Address, Hosts Twitter Town Hall

“We recognize that not even a Black President will pronounce our truths. We must continue the task of making America uncomfortable about institutional racism. Together, we will re-imagine what is…

Laura Mandanas —

Jan 22, 2015

Daily Fix

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Broken Windows is On Hiatus: Community Interventions We Can Enact Now for Real Justice

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Broken Windows is On Hiatus: Community Interventions We Can Enact Now for Real Justice

In addition to fighting for reforms within the prison system, we can keep people out of prison in the first place.

Hannah Hodson —

Jan 6, 2015

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Burials in the Mist of Dawn

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Burials in the Mist of Dawn

“But unlike the missing 43 from Ayotzinapa, I was going home. And it’s what I store in my memory each time I read an article or update about the disappeared.…

Mónica Teresa Ortiz —

Jan 5, 2015

#blacklivesmatter

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25 Women Who Shook Things Up in 2014

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25 Women Who Shook Things Up in 2014

From mounting revolutions to redefining realness, these are 25 women who made waves in the world this year.

Carmen —

Dec 31, 2014

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ferguson

Are We There Yet? An Interracial Family Visits a Southern Plantation

first person

Are We There Yet? An Interracial Family Visits a Southern Plantation

One of the first things my mother’s boyfriend noticed upon waking up Thanksgiving Day was that all of the rooms were named after prominent confederate soldiers.

Hannah Hodson —

Dec 16, 2014

#blacklivesmatter

Angela Davis

Audre Lorde Project Hosts Vigil and Flashmob To “Free Our Sisters, Free Ourselves”

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Audre Lorde Project Hosts Vigil and Flashmob To “Free Our Sisters, Free Ourselves”

“To be clear, we are not here to change the system. We are here to SHUT IT DOWN.”

Laura Mandanas —

Dec 16, 2014

#blacklivesmatter

Daily Fix

Dispatches From The Millions Marches: Thousands Show Up For #BlackLivesMatter Nationwide

politics + activism

Dispatches From The Millions Marches: Thousands Show Up For #BlackLivesMatter Nationwide

“While it is definitely tragic we still have to march, there is something beautiful and hopeful about the fact that I am fighting for [my mom’s] freedom as much as…

Yvonne —

Dec 15, 2014