As We #SayHerName, 7 Policy Paths to Stop Police Violence Against Black Girls and Women
In honor of the National Day of Action to End State Violence Against Black Women, Girls and Femmes, lawyer, researcher and activist Andrea J. Ritchie presents some policy ideas to eliminate police sexual violence, gendered racial profiling and other ways officers target Black girls, women and gender nonconforming people.
‘Normal Doesn’t Exist Anymore’
On the heels of her just-released memoir, “Tell the Truth & Shame the Devil,” Michael Brown’s mother, Lezley McSpadden, shares how she’s healing, how protestors should treat victims’ families, and how it feels be famous for the worst possible reason.
Lin-Manuel Miranda Calls Out Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric During Commencement Speech
Miranda delivered the keynote remarks at the University of Pennsylvania’s graduation ceremony on May 16.
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