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Racial Violence and the Unanswered Calls for Justice
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Racial Violence and the Unanswered Calls for Justice
Andrew Lee
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In the wake of violence, the DOJ repeatedly fails to protect Black and other marginalized communities, often incriminating them instead.

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Criminal Legal System Policing Social Justice
1280 853 Andrew Lee
DOJ Calls for Overhaul of Minneapolis Police, but Reform Rarely Works
A group of policemen on horses at night.

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
1742 1062 Andrew Lee
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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“It Needs to be Stopped”: Talia Rouser on Atlanta’s Cop City
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“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
1054 846 Andrew Lee
Why the Fight Against Cop City Means So Much
A poster with a drawing of forest defender Manuel Paez Terán doing a peace sign. Above the drawing, says "Radicals Say ACAB."

Why the Fight Against Cop City Means So Much
Andrew Lee
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An upcoming national week of action to Stop Cop City is underway, supporting one of the most crucial social justice fights in the U.S.

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Neighborhoods Social Justice
1114 726 Andrew Lee
“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
1212 732 Andrew Lee
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
1920 1280 Dominique Stewart
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
The Growing Threat of Police Surveilling Social Media
People sitting next to each other on their phones.

The Growing Threat of Police Surveilling Social Media
Kim M Reynolds
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Police surveillance of social media often relies on data riddled with human error or interpreted with bias, which harms communities of color.

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Media & Culture Technology
2400 1600 Kim M Reynolds
A Timeline of the FBI and its Role in Political Persecution
A person in a FBI jacket holds a drone by a body of water with views of a city.

A Timeline of the FBI and its Role in Political Persecution
Andrew Lee
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On August 8, the FBI raided former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home on suspicion of mishandling classified documents (MSN).  When activists demanded defunding of the police, conservatives trumpeted their unconditional support for law enforcement. For the same people to now shout “defund the FBI” raises the question of whether “their love of law enforcement only…

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Criminal Legal System History
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