100 Years Later, We Have Yet to Reckon with Our Darkest Moments This Juneteenth, we must put pressure on elected officials and society at large to acknowledge Black and other people of...
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As gun violence spikes in cities like New York, many are looking to mass incarceration to solve the issue instead of addressing the root causes of violence. With life adjusting to the new...
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What is happening to Palestinians today and what has been happening to Palestinians for over a century is a wrenching example of systemic violence rooted in settler-colonialism and white...
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President Biden’s $5 billion commitment to evidence-based violence intervention programs is a move in the right direction, but we must do more. In early April, President Joe Biden unveiled ...
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The harm that took George Floyd away from his family and community cannot be repaired by our current justice system. On May 25th, 2020, the world watched in horror for nine minutes and...
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Instead of asking for a lifetime of punishment, we need to provide pathways towards redemption. Cancel culture has been a popular topic in recent years because of its rise on social media....
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We must, and can, take action to address racism and mass violence in our country. We can no longer be astonished or surprised by the racism and violence that plagues this country, nor can...
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Addressing white supremacist violence means dismantling the systems that permit it – police and prisons. The history of policing in America is as riddled with violence as the birth of the...
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Black Americans and other people of color must take deep care during this moment in history. This week we saw numerous images of bitter white men and women forcefully taking over the...
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Surviving a pandemic is almost impossible in a country founded on anti-Blackness. At 26, I survived COVID-19. It's sobering to think that the virus responsible for bringing the world to...
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