This essay is adapted from a speech given at theĀ Palestine Festival of LiteratureĀ on Nov. 1, 2023. Ā Ā Good evening. My name…
Our only hope for our collective liberation is a politics of deep solidarity rooted in love
A conversation about white supremacy, the criminal justice system and the transformation that’s needed
We are joined by two leading voices in the fight against mass incarceration: Michelle Alexander, author of the best-selling book “The New…
ļ»æ Reading her life story will change the way you view the world
Our entire system of government is designed to protect and serve the interests of the most powerful, while punishing, controlling and exploiting the least advantaged
Hopefully, one day, weāll muster the courage to join together in a revolutionary movement with people of all colors who believe that basic human rights and economic, racial, and gender justice are not unreasonable, pie-in-the-sky goals
After civil rights lawyer Michelle Alexander published her book The New Jim Crow in 2010 on our dehumanizing system of incarceration, she…
"Justice for Trayvon" protests are planned in more than 100 cities this weekend as activists seek federal charges against George Zimmerman and…
Michelle Alexander wrote a paradigm-shifting exploration of modern racism, the so-called war on drugs and the prison-industrial complex. You can obtain a…
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