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. 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. 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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