Black People Are Demanding Police Abolition—We Could Be Demanding Much More
The white and wealthy are lucky abolition is all we want.
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legs I wrote down, which cannot / explain how tired we were
It’s Time For Us to Rethink ‘The Talk’
Obedience will not protect Black kids from police–resistance will.
You Are Already an Abolitionist
A world without prions and police already exists for the elite. Abolition means demanding that world exist for all.
Our Dreams for Bresha Meadows Begin with Freedom
This piece was cowritten with Kelly Hayes of Transformative Spaces. Bresha Meadows was just 14 years old when she shot her father, Jonathan Meadows, as he slept in the family’s […]
White Nationalism Lives and All White People Need to Own It
Last Sunday afternoon, Joshua Beal was fatally shot by an off-duty sergeant with the Chicago Police Department in the South Side neighborhood of Mt. Greenwood. He was visiting from Indianapolis for the […]
#TurnUp4TT: A Public Statement from the Organizers
On September 11, 2016 TT Saffore, a young, Black, trans woman was found murdered in a park on Chicago’s West Side. Today, a coalition of Black, trans and gender-nonconforming community […]
No Abolition Without Demilitarization: Black and Muslim Solidarity for Ending Policing Worldwide
On July 4th, 2015 Itemid “Angel” Al Matar was climbing an el train platform with a backpack full of food she’d just purchased. She was headed home to break her ramadan […]
Far From Over: 4 Lessons Non-Natives Can Learn from #NoDAPL
Many celebrated the decision of three government agencies this past Friday, in opposition to the ruling of a federal judge, that Dakota Access cease building the Bakken Pipeline until reviews […]
The Political Significance of Being Inconvenienced
“To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger.” – James Baldwin Last fall, Black Youth Project 100 along with Fight For 15, Organized Communities […]
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