The Insurrection Act is a call for the military to be deployed against US citizens if they incite a “violent” uprising. Donald Tr*mp has threatened to call upon the Insurrection Act, notably used recently against protesters at Standing Rock and after the assault of Rodney King in the 1992, to dismantle and frighten the Black Liberation Movement and those who are calling for an end to police brutality and systemic racism in the United States. His invocation of this act will ha

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Every Black and Brown death at the hands of the punish-first-de-escalate-later system of policing in the United States deserves to be mourned individually, but as the list of names and faces grows and the pattern of destruction of Black life becomes more self-evident, so do the ominous consistencies. When George Floyd was murdered on March 25 in Minneapolis, the gruesome video echoed the murder of Eric Garner, 6 years prior, as he desperately choked out the same words: “I can

For those who justify police brutality, Whether it’s from the comment section of an article, a post on social media, or expressions of solidarity on TV, we’ve all heard statements like, “He was a great kid. He was the smartest in his class, went to church twice a week, and always respected the law. The police had no reason to kill him.” While I do understand this response to murder, I can’t help but cringe, not because I’m doubting its validity, but because of what it means o

To #BlueLivesMatter, Please do not tell us to suspend our protest because five cops were killed in the line of duty. #BlackLivesMatter did not kill those officers. We should not have to take time out of our movement for a mourning day. The officers’ deaths should be mourned by those close to them and all thoughts and prayers should go out to them, but the movement and these assassinations are separate issues. Were the killings out of anger and thoughtless revenge committed