It has been nearly two years since the killing of Michael Brown Jr. by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, touched off outrage and a national movement to save black lives from state violence. Now, just days ahead of the anniversary of Brown’s death, a coalition of organizations that grew from that uprising have launched a policy agenda calling for deep criminal justice and policing reforms.
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Medical Schools Must Play A Role in Addressing Racial Disparities
STAT columnist Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu recently urged physicians to ask how they can ensure that their patients can “thrive in an America free of legalized terror and intolerance.”
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A Tough Choice for Feminist Black Lives Matter Activists
Protesting a police killing and marching in support of a man convicted of rape can pose a real dilemma when one in five women nationwide has suffered a sexual assault.
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The most powerful art from the #BlackLivesMatter movement, three years in
Three years ago today, the #BlackLivesMatter movement was born. It was born after Trayvon Martin. It grew after Michael Brown and Eric Garner. It sprung from decades of injustice and disregard.
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The Near Certainty of Anti-Police Violence
By ignoring illegitimate policing, America has also failed to address the danger this illegitimacy poses to those who must do the policing.
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First black Miss Alabama Calls Dallas Cop Killer A ‘Martyr’
The first black woman to hold the title of Miss Alabama posted a tearful message Sunday calling Dallas cop killer Micah Xavier Johnson a “Martyr.”
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Note to Media: Black Lives Matter Is Not a ‘Get Out the Vote’ Campaign
Last week The Washington Post published a piece about black millennials and voting, the headline of which boldly declared: “Despite Black Lives Matter, young black Americans aren’t voting in higher numbers.”
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New Black Lives Matter Documentary Starring Jesse Williams to Explore the Power and Rise of the Movement
In a new documentary titled “Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement,” actor Jesse Williams hopes to shed light on the mistreatment of African-Americans while chronicling the movement born out of it.
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If Black Lives Matter, Then Black Votes Count
The California Community Foundation and Public Policy Institute of California hosted an annual Speakership Series on California’s Future last week in Los Angeles. Attendees heard about California Secretary of State Alex Padilla’s vigorous administration in the modernization of voting systems, removal of barriers to voting, and promotion of innovation in the civic engagement space.
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BLM Activist DeRay Mckesson
Democratic nominee Catherine Pugh emerged victorious in Baltimore’s mayoral primary on April 27. The former state senator was in a tight race with former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon, winning the primary with 37 percent of the vote while Dixon picked up 34 percent, The Root reports.
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