The increasingly harsh, zero-tolerance policies adopted by American school systems in the last decade have led to record numbers of suspensions, expulsions and school-based arrests in the nation’s most vulnerable populations.
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What Black Americans Say About ‘Black-on-Black’ Gun Violence – KOLUMN Magazine
We understand that police violence and gun crimes are two parts of the same systemic problem. If only news media saw that, too.
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Over 90% Of Memphis Homicide Victims Are African-American
Of the 83 homicides in Memphis so far this year, 76 of the victims were African-American. That means more than 9 out of every 10 homicide victims are black. 65 of the victims were black men.
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FBI Director Claims the ‘Ferguson Effect’ and Black Lives Matter are to Blame for the Rise in Violent Crimes…Again
Despite an overall drop in the number of violent crimes committed in the U.S., rates have surged in over 40 major cities across the nation.
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