By Michael Deshotels | Originally Published at Louisiana Educator. August 9, 2015 | Photographic Credit; Students at Lake Area New Tech, New Orlean The latest Recovery District propaganda machine is called the Research Alliance for New Orleans. It was founded by Tulane University professor of economics, Douglas [...]
A year ago today, Mike Brown Jr. was killed by former police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown, an 18-year-old black male, had been shot at least six times, twice in the head, by a white police officer. His dead body was then left [...]
By Nicholas Turner and Jeremy Travis | Originally Published at The New York Times. August 6, 2015 | Illustration Credit; Jan Bajtlik Illustration Credit; Jan Bajtlik EARLIER this summer, we led a delegation of people concerned about the United States criminal justice system to visit [...]
As the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s killing rapidly approaches, within days of the fiftieth anniversary of the Watts Rebellion, we are invited to reflect on the connection between state repression and African-American mobilization past and present. Each generation has a moment when its members share [...]
An all-charter-school system was heralded as the future for urban schools. The future is filled with flaws By Jennifer C. Berkshire | Originally Published at Salon. August 3, 2015 5:57 AM | NEW ORLEANS - AUGUST 20: Kindergartners line up on their first day of school at [...]
A Department of Justice investigation found that Georgia is giving thousands of kids with behavioral issues a subpar education and putting them in the same run-down buildings that served black children decades ago. By Marian Wang | Originally Published at ProPublica. July 29, 2015, 2:02 PM | [...]
Dear White Men, You are persons of privilege. You didn't earn it. More than likely aren't yet prepared to either admit to it or lose it. This letter, written by one of you, is offered to invite you on a journey of insight, honesty, hard [...]
Law enforcement officials in Waller County, Texas, have concluded that the cause of Sandra Bland’s death in police custody was suicide. But Bland’s family and friends dispute claims she was suicidal, and say there is no evidence she previously tried to kill herself before her [...]
By Justin Miller | Originally Published at American Prospect. July 24, 2015 | Photographic Credit; Good Jobs NationThe Fight for $15 comes to Washington. Just outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, hundreds of workers wearing blue shirts that said "Strike!" rallied for more pay. Leaders led [...]
