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DACAmented are Still Vulnerable—and the Fight Must Continue
The Supreme Court’s decision to block the Trump administration from ending the…
Jun 25, 2020
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A Juneteenth Call to Action
This year on Juneteenth, thousands of people are marching, braving the…
Jun 18, 2020
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The Party Platforms Must Address the Urgent Need to Transform American Criminal Justice
The 2020 Democratic and Republican party platforms offer a unique opportunity…
Jun 17, 2020
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How can we change a system set up to control Black people? By radically dismantling it.
When a police officer callously disregards and kills a man pleading for his…
Jun 10, 2020
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Protecting Black Lives: The Crisis of American Policing
George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Eric Garner, and so…
Jun 08, 2020
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Two Ways to Show Up for Black Lives in the Wake of George Floyd’s Murder
In the wake of mass protests and demonstrations against racism and police…
Jun 05, 2020
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Vera’s New Prevalence Model Suggests COVID-19 is Spreading through ICE Detention at Much Higher Rates than Publicized
Little is known about the prevalence of COVID-19 in immigration detention…
Jun 04, 2020
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Floyd’s Death Emblematic of a Fundamentally Brutal Criminal Justice System
The image of a police officer kneeling on the neck of a defenseless and dying…
Jun 02, 2020
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Coronavirus, Mental Health, and the Enduring Importance of Health-Centered Crisis Response
The novel coronavirus and efforts to contain it have brought about seismic life…
May 28, 2020
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Communities Need State and Local Deportation Defense Programs Now More Than Ever
Nearly seven in 10 people in the United States support government-funded…
May 12, 2020