Andrea J. Ritchie

Andrea J. Ritchie is a nationally recognized expert on policing and criminalization, and supports organizers across the country working to build safer communities. She is cofounder of Interrupting Criminalization, the author of Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color, and the co-author (with Mariame Kaba) of No More Police (The New Press). She lives in Detroit.

US federal immigration agents patrol in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on February 4, 2026

Abolition Is Still the Only Way Out of This Abolition Is Still the Only Way Out of This

Forget the useless so-called “reforms” to ICE and policing currently on offer. We need much more fundamental change.

Feb 12, 2026 / Andrea J. Ritchie

A participant holding a “Defund the Police” sign at a protest

Why We Don’t Say “Reform the Police” Why We Don’t Say “Reform the Police”

Reforms that leave policing’s core functions in place will not prevent state violence against Black people. To build a better society, we must abolish policing altogether.

Sep 2, 2022 / Mariame Kaba and Andrea J. Ritchie

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