Black Girls Are Criminalized for Choosing Survival
Our legal system has failed to protect young girls’ right to self defense.
My Mother, Stopped for Driving While Black
When the police pulled their guns on my middle-aged mom, a white motorist pulled up to tell them what a good job they were doing.
Death by Traffic Stop
Black people are twice as likely to be pulled over as whites — and three times more likely to experience the use of force afterward.
Does the Fourth Amendment Really Protect People of Color?
A Supreme Court decision over a stop and search case makes it easier for illegal police searches to suddenly become legal—and that has an effect on Black and Brown people.
The House Sit-In Would’ve Been More Powerful if It Rejected ‘No Fly, No Buy’
House Democrats are legitimizing error-prone, Islamophobic terrorist “watch lists” as the basis for gun control. That won’t make anyone safer.
I Am Kalief Browder
Every young black kid gets “the talk” about racial profiling.
What Post-Racial America?
It will take more than President Barack Obama’s tenure to vanquish American prejudice and racial injustice.
Supreme Court Side-Steps Hate, Racial Profiling in Arizona
The Supreme Court’s decision on Arizona’s immigration laws addresses part of the issue. But let’s name the elephant in the room: Racism.
Arizona’s Immigration Bind
Not only is SB 1070 mostly illegal, it is offensive, unjust, and truly un-American.
Papers, Please
Driving while holding a burrito is grounds for concern in Arizona.