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Posted on April 25, 2018 October 9, 2018

The Actions Of Some In Toronto Can’t Erase Canada’s Shameful Truths

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blacklivesmatter, canada, racism, society-politics, toronto

‘We are comparatively free of racial, sectarian or ideological strife’? Absolutely not. Read more

Posted on December 16, 2017 October 9, 2018

Police Shoot A Lot More People Than Previously Known

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blacklivesmatter, jeff sessions, Police Brutality, police-shooting, society-politics

A new investigation reveals that the number of people being shot — and shot at — by police is troubling. Read more

Posted on September 28, 2017 September 10, 2018

Who Gets To Have A ‘Good Death’?

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Tessa Love
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blacklivesmatter, death-positive, Police Brutality, racism, society-politics

A good death is often a privileged one. The bad deaths — violent, patterned deaths — are disproportionately experienced by the marginalized. Read more

Posted on September 23, 2017 December 11, 2018

3 Signs Gentrification Is Inevitably Coming To Your Neighborhood

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blacklivesmatter, economy, gentrification, housing, inequality

Long-term residents reflect on losing their communities to rising rents and cultural whitewashing. Read more

Posted on September 19, 2017 September 19, 2018

Stop Trying To Feel Good About Trump Supporters And Get To Work

Ijeoma Oluo
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blacklivesmatter, donald trump, racism, rally, society-politics
A Black Lives Matter protest

A viral video showing BLM protesters welcomed on stage at a pro-Trump rally upholds the forces of White Supremacy. Read more

Posted on September 11, 2017 September 7, 2018

Writer Of The Week: Bellamy Shoffner

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arts-creators, blacklivesmatter, publishing, writer-of-the-week, writing

‘I am more confident when I’m surrounded by other writers who are pushing boundaries.’ Read more

Posted on September 9, 2017 September 7, 2018

Why Your Criticisms Of Identity Politics Sound Ridiculous

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Sincere Kirabo
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atheism, blacklivesmatter, Identity Politics, intersectionality, racism

Why do so many frame demands for accountability and sociopolitical inclusion as ‘divisive?’ Read more

Posted on September 5, 2017 September 7, 2018

There Is No Middle Ground Between Racism And Justice

Ijeoma Oluo
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blacklivesmatter, racism, social-justice, society-politics, white supremacy

Everything short of racial justice is white supremacy. Everything. Read more

Posted on August 23, 2017 October 15, 2018

This Is Why I Didn’t Call The Cops When I Saw A Teen With A Gun

Bellamy Shoffner
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Bellamy Shoffner
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blacklivesmatter, Police Brutality, racism, society-politics, tamir-rice

In a country with alarming rates of police brutality against Black people, the wrong thing to do can feel like the right thing to do. Read more

Posted on July 15, 2017 September 7, 2018

Learn The Stomach-Turning Numbers Behind America’s Police Violence

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blacklivesmatter, police-violence, race, racism, society-politics

Data indicate law enforcement officials have killed nearly 500 civilians this year alone. Read more

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