The System That Failed Eric Garner and Michael Brown Cannot Be Reformed The System That Failed Eric Garner and Michael Brown Cannot Be Reformed
Sensitivity training will not be enough. “Diversity” will not be enough. The only way to end police violence is to admit to ourselves that cops are an inherently oppressive force.
Dec 3, 2014 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
‘This Is Not a Protest—It Is an Uprising’ ‘This Is Not a Protest—It Is an Uprising’
Demonstrations have occurred in more than 150 cities across the US in the week since a grand jury declined to indict Darren Wilson, the police officer who killed Michael Brown.
Dec 3, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
The Assault on Young Black Life Extends Beyond Ferguson The Assault on Young Black Life Extends Beyond Ferguson
Black youth are perceived as adults, and their behaviors criminalized at every turn. Can this moment help change that?
Nov 25, 2014 / Blog / Dani McClain
Why Ferguson Burns Why Ferguson Burns
Angry protesters are seeking justice for Michael Brown—and much more.
Nov 25, 2014 / Editorial / The Editors
No Indictment for Darren Wilson, No Justice for Black Lives No Indictment for Darren Wilson, No Justice for Black Lives
Unrest kept Michael Brown’s memory alive, and unrest is the key to justice.
Nov 25, 2014 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
The White House Will Focus on Women and Girls of Color. Here’s How to Make it Count. The White House Will Focus on Women and Girls of Color. Here’s How to Make it Count.
Advocates pushing to expand My Brother's Keeper say it’s good to see their concerns acknowledged and keep their eyes on next steps.
Nov 21, 2014 / Blog / Dani McClain
Failing to Indict Darren Wilson Won’t End the Movement Against Police Violence Failing to Indict Darren Wilson Won’t End the Movement Against Police Violence
This has been, and will continue to be, about the protection of black life and the end of the police state.
Nov 19, 2014 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
The Value of Whiteness The Value of Whiteness
A lawsuit is being waged against the “wrongful birth” of a black child.
Nov 12, 2014 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Police Are the Problem Police Are the Problem
The way we use the police in this country is inherently discriminatory.
Oct 31, 2014 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
What’s the Real Issue? Blaming AAAD Obscures the UNC Scandal’s Broader Societal Causes What’s the Real Issue? Blaming AAAD Obscures the UNC Scandal’s Broader Societal Causes
UNC’s recently uncovered unprecedented cheating scandal took place in the department of African and Afro American studies, a fact which has raised an age-old, prejudicial arg...
Oct 29, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation