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Ain't I Black? On The Historical Erasure Of Black Female Leaders

A recent rally was held in NYC to honor Rekia Boyd, another casuality of police brutality. No one showed up.

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Crips And Bloods Call Truce To Protest Police Brutality, BPD Call It "Credible Threat"

Wait a minute, something does not pass the smell test. How did news of a gang truce morph into a police press release about a gang plot to kill cops?

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The Strange Intersection Of Anti-Semitism And Anti-Blackness Racism

If you want America to relearn how to hate white Jews, the quickest way to do that is to associate them with black people.

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Oscars Voter Raises Question: What Does A Racist Look Like?

According to an Academy Awards voter, the right sort of people, with the right sort of education and connections, can't be racist.

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If Black Lives Matter, Trans Lives Must Matter Too

The trans community knows that police violence against us is a deadly serious issue. The problem is that nobody else knows that.

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If Black Lives Matter, Trans Lives Must Matter Too

The trans community knows that police violence against us is a deadly serious issue. The problem is that nobody else knows that.

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Police Violence: As Real As Real Can Be

While other kids heard fairy tales and nursery rhymes, I heard stories about racially-motivated police violence.

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Police Violence: As Real As Real Can Be

While other kids heard fairy tales and nursery rhymes, I heard stories about racially-motivated police violence.

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