Colin Kaepernick and the Power of Black Silent Protest
On July 28, 1917, thousands of Black children, women, and men stoically marched in silence down Fifth Avenue in New
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How African American Activists are Influencing Latinos
Politicized by Black Lives Matter, Latinos across the country are calling for police reform and direct, organized actions by building
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Black Women, Police Violence, and Mental Illness
When I heard about Charleena Lyles—I remembered Eleanor Bumpurs, Deborah Danner, and Sophia King. All four were black women with
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The Making of Black Lives Matter: A New Book on the Movement’s History
This post is part of my blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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Police Brutality and Racism in Germany
Oury Jalloh, a man in his thirties from Sierra Leone, had applied for asylum in Germany and was living in
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