Jul 4, 2015 | General News |
Marissa Alexander is a Black mother of three and a survivor of domestic violence from Jacksonville, Florida. She was prosecuted and threatened with 60 years in prison for defending her life from her abusive husband. She spent three-years behind bars and, beginning...
Aug 27, 2013 | General News |
The fantastic Project Nia in Chicago recently organized a panel that considered radical alternative responses to the tragic murder of Trayvon Martin that do not rely on prisons and policing. Â We’ve embedded the audio from the panel above and the description of...
Dec 15, 2011 | Guest Post |
A great discussion of the history of community-based responses to...
Jul 29, 2011 | Language & Action |
Welcome back to Language & Action, a periodic collection of news about organizing, ideas, interventions, and opportunities, with an emphasis on the lives of women of color, trans people of color, and queer people of color. Â We need your help to keep this feature...
Jun 16, 2011 | Art & Performance, Guest Post |
Rihanna recently released a powerful video, “Man Down,” which portrays sexual violence and a lethal response. Many writers have reflected on the politics of sexual violence against black women in the context of this video including Akiba Solomon at...
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