Eric Garner didn’t get justice in our system. Let’s build one in which others do. July 17, 2019. USA Today. Eric Garner died at the hands of a police officer …
Why COVID-19 Means Inmates with Minor Offenses Should Be Freed May 20, 2020. Complex. Many convicts, especially Black people, are in jail because of non-violent crimes like marijuana possession; they …
Abolition and Reparations: Histories of Resistance, Transformative Justice, and Accountability April 10, 2019. Harvard Law Review. Applying the historical context of abolition to modern-day freedom fighting is often lost in …
Exhaustion Is Not an Option: BLM’s Patrisse Cullors on Grief and Activism February 1, 2019. Vice. Criminalization of Black communities doesn’t stop — and neither should organizers. That’s what Patrisse …
Expansion of Largest Jails System in the US Must End January 23, 2019. The Appeal Political Report. Los Angeles County is home to the country’s largest jail system, with roughly …
We Founded Black Lives Matter 5 Years Ago Today. We’re Still Going Strong July 13, 2018. HuffPost. Marking the 5th anniversary of Black Lives Matter, co-founder Patrisse Cullors looks back …
Ferguson Protests to #FergusonNext: 5 Paths to Progress, After Non-Indictment November 24, 2014. The Guardian. America has an addiction to violence; specifically, violence and racism towards Black people. The grand …
5 Ways to Never Forget Ferguson — and Deliver Real Justice for Michael Brown September 04, 2014. The Guardian. The Black Lives Matter Freedom Ride took to the road to …