Reniqua Allen

Reniqua Allen is a freelance writer and producer working on a book about black millennials, to be published by Nation Books.

Election 2016 September 27, 2016

I’m Trying to Find Hope, but This Campaign Isn’t Helping

In the wake of police killing Terrence Crutcher and Keith Lamont Scott, the first presidential debate offered nothing to suggest black lives truly matter.

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Activism June 20, 2016

Jasmine Abdullah: ‘If I Don’t Do This, I’m Going to Die’

A conversation with the Black Lives Matter organizer jailed for “lynching” in Pasadena.

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Media Analysis May 20, 2016

Note to Media: Black Lives Matter Is Not a ‘Get Out the Vote’ Campaign

So stop asking how it affects the black-youth vote, and stop judging it by goals it never claimed.

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