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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
1988 1310 Andrew Lee
How the RICO Act Penalizes Artists and Protesters
A brown wooden gavel on a white surface.

How the RICO Act Penalizes Artists and Protesters
Andrew Lee
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The RICO Act was initially passed to prosecute the Mafia but has since been used against protesters, doctors, and artists.

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Criminal Legal System Politics
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The Political Violence Shrouding the Midterms
A person with a blue face mask inserts a ballot inside a ballot box.

The Political Violence Shrouding the Midterms
Team ARD
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State and local governments, organizers, and activists are worried about violence on Election Day and over the coming weeks.

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Politics
1920 1280 Team ARD
6 Actionable Ways to Celebrate Black History Month
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, August 28, 1963. The purpose of the march was to advocate for African Americans' civil and economic rights.

6 Actionable Ways to Celebrate Black History Month
Nicole Cardoza
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Black History Month is more than reading about the Black achievements, stories, people, and movements that shaped the U.S. It’s essential to take these readings and teachings and put them into action.

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History Social Justice
2400 1888 Nicole Cardoza

Fight anti-protest legislation.
Nia Norris
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Despite the strong evidence, the GOP has continued to rail against these protests by proposing legislation to prevent citizens from utilizing their constitutional right to protest. In the 2021 legislative session, 81 anti-protest bills have been introduced in 34 states – twice as many as previous years. Often veiled as “anti-riot” bills, these statements exacerbate the hateful rhetoric that demonstrations against police brutality and violence are an act of violence in themselves (NYT).

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Politics
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