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Building on a Decade of the Black Lives Matter Movement
People protesting near a traffic light at night. A person holds a sign that reads "Black Lives Matter."

Building on a Decade of the Black Lives Matter Movement
Andrew Lee
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Sparked from the murders of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown, the Black Lives Matter movement has been a global movement for over a decade.

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Social Justice Social Movements & Activism
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How Domestic Terrorism Laws Suppress Activism
A crew of GBI officers in tactical gear next to a line of armored vehicles.

How Domestic Terrorism Laws Suppress Activism
Andrew Lee
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Georgia’s expanded domestic terrorism statutes are being deployed to suppress anti-racist and anti-police brutality protests.

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Politics Social Justice Social Movements & Activism
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DOJ Calls for Overhaul of Minneapolis Police, but Reform Rarely Works
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DOJ Calls for Overhaul of Minneapolis Police, but Reform Rarely Works
Andrew Lee
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A report on the Minneapolis Police supports protesters’ claims and calls for overhaul, but current police reform promises have fallen short.

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Criminal Legal System Policing
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Reflecting on the Los Angeles Riots
Graffiti on a wall reads "F**K LAPD! No Justice. No Peace!"

Reflecting on the Los Angeles Riots
Nicole Cardoza
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The 1992 Los Angeles riots were sparked by a series of injustices by the criminal justice system against marginalized people that remain unaddressed 30 years later.

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Criminal Legal System History Policing
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The Role of Gentrification in Breonna Taylor’s Murder
Memorial for Breonna Taylor in Jefferson Square in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Role of Gentrification in Breonna Taylor’s Murder
Andrew Lee
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The murder of Breonna Taylor is a reminder that gentrification, white supremacy, and police violence are all tightly connected. 

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Neighborhoods
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“It Needs to be Stopped”: Talia Rouser on Atlanta’s Cop City
A woman stands in front of a beige wall.

“It Needs to be Stopped”: Talia Rouser on Atlanta’s Cop City
Andrew Lee
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The City of Atlanta and the Atlanta Police Foundation’s plan for Cop City would result in a community being pushed out through terrorism, fear, or poverty from taxes rising.

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Neighborhoods Social Justice Social Movements & Activism
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“All Hands on Deck”: Community Movement Builders on the Fight to Stop Cop City
A group of people stand in a ling with their legs spread and hands behind their back. A mural of faces behind them reads "Protect the Black Community Stop Gentrification."

“All Hands on Deck”: Community Movement Builders on the Fight to Stop Cop City
Andrew Lee
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Community Movement Builders joins the fight to stop the construction of a sprawling police training facility that activists call Cop City.

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Neighborhoods Social Justice
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Why Reform Falls Short in Stopping Police Violence
A cop arrests a person on the street.

Why Reform Falls Short in Stopping Police Violence
Dominique Stewart
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Last year became the deadliest year for fatal police encounters, despite calls for reform and racial justice after the 2020 protests.

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Neighborhoods Social Justice
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An “Unacceptable Escalation” Against Peaceful Protestors
A group of people in a forest with their faces blurred out pose next to a cloth sign that says, "Atlanta Forest to Strefi Hill and the squats of Athens Greece defend free spaces."

An “Unacceptable Escalation” Against Peaceful Protestors
Andrew Lee
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A protest movement to stop Cop City and protect an Atlanta forest continues despite a brutal police raid on the protest encampment.

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Environment Politics
1672 1230 Andrew Lee
How Mahsa Amini’s Death Reignited a Movement in Iran
A sign is raised in the air with blue lettering, reads, "Did you know that letting your hair blow in the wind is a crime in Iran." Underneath the writing is a drawing of a girl with flowing hair and the #mashaamini at the bottom.

How Mahsa Amini’s Death Reignited a Movement in Iran
Dominique Stewart
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People have taken to the streets in weeks-long protests against the killing of Mahsa Amini and Iran’s discriminatory and compulsory veiling laws.

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Politics Social Justice
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