The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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Black Lives Matter Shifts Police Brutality Focus to Britain
“It's very difficult to live in Britain as a black person."
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The Radicalism of Black Lives Matter
Again and again, the movement has challenged the abandonment of Black communities underlying a wave of police violence.
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Surveillance Isn’t Colorblind
Rapidly developing technology exposes communities of color to near-constant surveillance and over-policing.
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What Does Black Lives Matter Want? We Now Have It In Writing
After a year of planning, members of the movement have released a comprehensive platform.
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Defiance from "Bernie Or Bust" and Black DNC Resistance March As Clinton Is Crowned
"We are in a political moment where we can dismantle not only the racist neoconservative Republican Party, but also the racist and equally destructive neoliberalism of the Democratic Party."
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Black Lives Matter Is Not a Hate Group
In recent weeks, the Southern Poverty Law Center has received a number of requests to name Black Lives Matter a hate group. In our view, these critics fundamentally misunderstand the nature of hate groups and the BLM movement.
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Latinos, Police Brutality and the Blame Game
Is the media to blame for Latinos’ absence in the debate about police-community relations?
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23 Ways You Could Be Killed If You Are Black in America
Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Jennifer Hudson, Pink, Bono, and others explain why it's time to take action to heal the long history of systemic racism in America.
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Act Out! [71] - A Former Brutal Cop & a Young Black Visionary in the Fight for Justice
This week, a special extended episode featuring voices from what one might think are opposite sides of the front lines – a young black woman and a retired police captain.
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Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Alicia Garza On the Movement’s First 3 Years
BLM’s main success has been in achieving a “cultural shift that is moving through this country,” one that is “necessary for real policy change to happen.”
