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Tag: abolition

Abolitionist Mariame Kaba On What We Get Wrong About MLK’s 'I Have A Dream Speech' And Her New Arts Residency For Youth With Dreams Of Their Own
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Abolitionist Mariame Kaba On What We Get Wrong About MLK’s 'I Have A Dream Speech' And Her New Arts Residency For Youth With Dreams Of Their Own

By Malaika Jabali · Jan 17, 2022
In Derecka Purnell’s ‘Becoming Abolitionists,’ History is a Guide
Entertainment

In Derecka Purnell’s ‘Becoming Abolitionists,’ History is a Guide

By Kovie Biakolo · Oct 5, 2021
The Black Mothers Who Emancipated Me
In Defense of Black Lives · News · Op-Ed

The Black Mothers Who Emancipated Me

By Angela Davenport · May 10, 2021
It’s Time To Listen To Black Disabled People
In Defense of Black Lives

It’s Time To Listen To Black Disabled People

By Vilissa K. Thompson · Aug 21, 2020
Oprah Erects 26 Billboards Around Louisville Demanding Justice For Breonna Taylor
Op-Ed

We Want More Justice For Breonna Taylor Than The System That Killed Her Can Deliver

By Mariame Kaba & Andrea J. Ritchie · Jul 16, 2020
'Police Don't Prevent Crime, They Respond To Crime': Essence Fest Panel Discusses 'Defund the Police'
Essence Festival 2020

'Police Don't Prevent Crime, They Respond To Crime': Essence Fest Panel Discusses 'Defund the Police'

By Kirsten West Savali · Jun 27, 2020
As We Struggle To Stay Connected, Prison Calls Must Be Free
Op-Ed

As We Struggle To Stay Connected, Prison Calls Must Be Free

By Bianca Tylek · May 10, 2020