racism
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Remembering Amiri Baraka: 1934-2014
At the age of 79, Amiri Baraka, one of the country’s most preeminent poets, playwrights, social critics, and activists, is…
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Weekend of action against police murders in Southern California
Demonstrations against the murder of community members by police took place in East Los Angeles on Dec. 21 and Paramount…
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NYC protest against William Bratton, architect of racist “stop and frisk” policy
Betraying a key campaign promise, New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio appoints William Bratton as new Police Commissioner, prompting community…
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‘Knockout game’ media hype masks systemic racism
Viciously racist media stories, in which African-Americans are portrayed as aggressors against whites, can't hide that Black people are being…
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Cops arrest anti-police brutality protesters in Santa Rosa
The Sonoma County Sheriff's office says that Erich Gelhaus did no wrong when he killed 13-year-old Andy Lopez. But youth…
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‘Dominican, Haitian, we are all one family’: protesters condemn anti-Haitian law
The government and mass media of the Dominican Republic has been promoting a racist hysteria against Haitians for months, and…
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Undercover cops beat and arrest Black man in San Francisco
Community protests after undercover narcotics officers beat and arrest residents of Valencia Gardens housing project.
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Young Black woman shot and killed in white Detroit suburb
The racist, capitalist system we live under does not care about the lives of Black women.
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Texas Black man sentenced to death based on appeal to racism
Sentenced to death because he is Black, Duane Buck's appeal for a new sentencing has been denied.
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National Day of Protest demands justice for Andy Lopez
On Nov. 9, demonstration were held across the country demanding justice for Andy Lopez, a 13 year-old murdered by Sonoma…
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