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Police & Policing

A storybook illustration of a Black mother playing soccer with her Black son in the park.
Posted inRACE & PLACE

'Please Keep Playing.' An open letter to my son, Remix

by Ariana Brazier May 5, 2023November 13, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

The Taking of Peachtree-Pine and the Dawning of Cop City

by Ariana Brazier May 3, 2023November 14, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

This is the Atlanta Way: A Primer on Cop City

by Micah Herskind May 1, 2023May 2, 2023
Unlike the NBC show, real life night court "is a place you can go to see that as a society we don't care about poor people. You’re in this microcosm of all the institutions that failed our clients."
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Night Court: New(ish) Sitcom, Same Copaganda

by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg April 20, 2023November 21, 2023
Black Palestine Meets Black Atlanta. A statement of solidarity between Black and Palestinian communities across the diaspora.
Posted inRACE & PLACE

From Black Atlanta to Palestine: A statement of connection, solidarity, and survival

by Da'Shaun Harrison, Eva Dickerson, Osama and Bisan March 28, 2023November 21, 2023
We're Here: Florida's Queer Resistance. Exploring themes of LGBTQ+ activism and resilience in the face of adversity in drag.
Posted inRACE & PLACE

We're Queer, 'We're Here,' and We're Fighting Back

by Sezin Koehler March 23, 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.
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

An open letter to Spelman College: Denounce Cop City Now

by Eva Dickerson and Spelman Alumni March 7, 2023December 1, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Abolishing the Black Superhero Complex: From Black Panther to MLK

by Bria Massey March 2, 2023December 1, 2023
Rom-coms don’t need to promote the police state; in fact, cop romance movies detract from what makes rom-coms so, well, lovable.
Posted inRACE & PLACE

The romantic comedies convincing you to fall in love with the police

by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg February 14, 2023December 1, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Contradictions and Convictions: Megan Thee Stallion and why abolition can't wait

by Da'Shaun Harrison February 14, 2023December 1, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

How 'the shadow of state abandonment' fostered then foiled Young Thug's YSL

by Justin A. Davis February 9, 2023December 14, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Cop City, Gentrification, and Young Thug: Atlanta's uneven war over greenspace in 'The City of the Forest'

by Justin A. Davis February 9, 2023December 1, 2023
Abolition on TV
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Abolition on TV: Pop Justice Wrapped

by Eteng Ettah January 19, 2023January 20, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

There are 'Stranger Things' than abolition, but the show won't go there.

by Endria Isa Richardson December 22, 2022December 1, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

'A modernized, streamlined incarceration experience.' New prison technology surveils life on both sides of the wall.

by Lyle C. May September 29, 2022December 4, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

How to do away with copaganda: Three Emmy-nominated shows to watch with an abolitionist lens

by Kaitlin Fontana, Rebecca Bodenheimer and Naa Djama Attoh-Okine September 16, 2022December 4, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Only Murders in the Building exemplifies the lies in 'true' crime

by Adedoyin "Ade" Adeniji and Bria Massey September 16, 2022December 4, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

The Dropout dramatizes Elizabeth Holmes' fraudulent rise. Endless military funding is also a scam.

by Bria Massey September 13, 2022December 4, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Yellowjackets shows a world without police as disorderly. Abolitionists aren't buying it.

by Molly Lipson September 13, 2022December 4, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

RuPaul's Drag Race visibilizes queerness—and the police state

by Sezin Koehler September 12, 2022December 4, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

The White Lotus is supposed to be satire. Hawaiians deserve the last laugh.

by Mariah Rigg September 12, 2022December 4, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Abbott Elementary and the promise of schools without cops

by Eteng Ettah September 12, 2022December 4, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Women have long borne the brunt of over-policing. Now, they're the fastest-growing incarcerated population in Texas.

by Cynthia Simons August 25, 2022December 4, 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
Memphis rapper Princess Loko's posthumous feature on "Renaissance" asks us to reckon with living on the margins in a surveillance state.
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Longtime Memphis rapper Princess Loko died in obscurity. Will a Beyoncé feature grant her the 'Renaissance' she's overdue?

by Justin A. Davis August 11, 2022December 5, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Contrary to popular belief, healthcare in prison is far from free. Sometimes, it can cost your life.

by Luci Harrell June 24, 2022December 5, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

What the history books won't tell you about abolition

by Gabrielle A. Perry June 24, 2022December 5, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

The abolitionist podcast that reveals how little you know about prison

by Alysia Nicole Harris June 23, 2022December 5, 2023
Posted inSCALAWAG UPDATES

Four headline mistakes newsrooms need to abolish

by Scalawag Team June 23, 2022April 28, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Hooked on Copaganda: What CoComelon actually teaches kids about police

by Bunny McFadden June 22, 2022December 5, 2023

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