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On Being Undocumented in Houston’s Gaza Solidarity Student Movement
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

On Being Undocumented in Houston's Gaza Solidarity Student Movement

by Anonymous October 31, 2024October 31, 2024

I have had years to acclimate to the helpless rage that comes with my legal status. But as we approach this election, among the fear and worry, there is something new.

UNC expands its use of AI surveillance following spring encampments
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

UNC expands its use of AI surveillance following spring encampments

by Jordyn Cooper October 23, 2024December 10, 2024
Collage-Biden at Morehouse Graduation 2024
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Biden at Morehouse isn't an opportunity. It's a death sentence.

by Marq Riggins and Sydney Jael Wilson September 25, 2024September 25, 2024
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Policing Student Protests and the Imperial Feedback Loop

by Sumona Gupta August 29, 2024August 27, 2024
GSU Cop City student demands: Protesters gathered outside of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta in protest of Cop City as the clear cutting of trees began on March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr.
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Georgia State students demand the University denounce Cop City, end carceral investments

by GSU Student Coalition Against Policing & Militarism May 19, 2023November 13, 2023
Demonstrators march near Atlanta police during a protest over plans to build a new police training center, Thursday, March 9, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz) Cop City protestors now face felony stalking, intimidation, and domestic terrorism charges.
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Cop City protesters face felony charges for distributing flyers

by Candice Bernd, Truthout May 8, 2023May 8, 2023
From Caretaker to Rebel: The dialectical relationship between Black motherhood and captivity and the role of love as a tool of political will.
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Love and War: Dialectics and the Stages of the Captive Maternal

by Ziyana Lategan April 5, 2023November 21, 2023
Da'Shaun Harrison on death and revolution in the struggle for freedom. Dying is a part of struggle. Revolutionary Love is the catalyst.
Posted inRACE & PLACE

The Stakes of Revolution and the Death of Desire

by Da'Shaun Harrison March 31, 2023November 21, 2023
The Captive Maternal's Revolutionary Love. The transformative power of Black love in the face of oppression.
Posted inRACE & PLACE

At the impasse of Revolution and Revolutionary Love

by RAW Wilcox March 30, 2023November 21, 2023
While the HBCU boasts a commitment to Black women, Spelman's support of Cop City is peak antiblackness, alumni say in an open letter.
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An open letter to Spelman College: Denounce Cop City Now

by Eva Dickerson and Spelman Alumni March 7, 2023December 1, 2023
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Something about mysticism, Coyote's Ghost, and being afraid of owls

by Autumn Fourkiller October 21, 2022December 1, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

The number of women in U.S. prisons is skyrocketing, but little data exists about their experiences.

by Chloe Craig August 25, 2022December 4, 2023
Incoming students at Morehouse, a Historically Black college in Atlanta, Georgia, walk past a mural depicting Black history on their way to New Student Orientation 2021. Credit: Photo via Morehouse College on Facebook.
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'Who keeps us safe?' An HBCU roundtable on violence and accountability

by Ko Bragg, Adam Harris, Da'Shaun Harrison, Noella Williams and Alexis Wray February 25, 2022November 13, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

To the other 98%: Lessons from the nation's Black male educators

by Letrell Harris & Horace Ryans May 14, 2021November 13, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

HBCUs are keeping the rest of the South safe

by Alexis Wray April 27, 2021November 13, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Texas' oldest Black university was built on a former plantation. Its students still fight a legacy of voter suppression.

by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune March 1, 2021November 13, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Student journalists at an HBCU campus newspaper took on racist local media—and won

by Alexis Wray February 2, 2021November 13, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

In Photos: When we couldn't come home

by Philip Harris November 23, 2020November 13, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Labor organizing from the Olympic podium

by Hannah Borenstein October 9, 2020November 13, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Exposed: UNC pledged neo-confederates $2.5 mil for monument

by L’Erin Jensen July 21, 2020November 13, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Pay the Players: Racial equity and recognition in the NCAA

by Daniel Johnson May 26, 2020November 13, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Who was Oliver Harvey?

by Alicia Sun and Isabella Arbelaez February 24, 2020November 13, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

In spite of victory on the field, NCAA football players continue to fight off the field to receive their due

by Daniel Johnson January 14, 2020November 13, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Prison officials cut off higher education for people on North Carolina's Death Row

by Lyle C. May October 28, 2019November 13, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

#NotKeisha: Spelman students protest Atlanta mayor as commencement speaker

by Ko Bragg May 6, 2019November 13, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Two poems: "University of Georgia Dorm" and "Dive Bar Sundays"

by Rupert Fike October 18, 2017November 13, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Is Tennessee for sale?

by Hayley Brundige January 3, 2016September 16, 2020

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