Alton Sterling, Black father of five, killed for selling CDs
Alton Sterling, 37, joins the seemingly endless list of Black people slain by cops and mourned by their neighbors, families and friends.
Remembering Ferguson and the birth of a movement
They stood up and in a simple act, spoke his name - Mike Brown. Others have stood up since.
Revisiting Baltimore and changing the "racial conversation"
Does "Black lives matter" ask for something from the dominant culture that would require economic loss or will it mean gains and not losses, morally and economically, for most Americans?
Laquan McDonald killing exposes edifice of brutal oppression
The veil is being lifted from an entire interdependent system of institutionalized racism and oppression and its ugly inner workings.
Laquan McDonald killing underlines need to radically reconstruct criminal justice system
Everyone pressing for justice understands that appropriate actions against obstructionist public officials need sustained public oversight and engagement every step of the way.
The police story of this murder was a lie
We need a system change here and it's not going to happen unless we, the people make it happen.
Homicides and violence: Moral crisis for our nation
The people's movement must make ending homicides and institutionalized racism a central aspect in the elections and beyond.
Sandra Bland had the right to say "no"
Some day organized dissent will change the system that allows cases like that of Sandra Bland to occur; let's make that day happen sooner rather than later.
Why black and brown lives matter for all lives
On Feb. 20, a police officer shot and killed Mexican national Rubén García Villalpando on the side of a highway outside Dallas.
In Ferguson, a prosecutor manipulates the justice system to prevent indictment
Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson never went to trial for killing Mike Brown, but he had one of the best attorneys anyone in his situation could have had.
