Tag: racial justice
In WA Prisons, Cultural Groups Build Community. DOC Wants to Erase Us.
Incarceration in the United States has long been used to strip cultural identities from ...
“Liberty Is Not What I Have”: Ashley Diamond Speaks to the Trans Women Still in Prison
In 2016, Ashley Diamond won a historic lawsuit against the Georgia Department of Corrections ...
How Decriminalization Impacts Racial Disparities in Cannabis Arrests
Cannabis decriminalization has modestly reduced the disproportionate possession arrests of Black adults compared to ...
NY Bill Would Extend Marijuana Equity to Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual People
A New York senator filed a bill to make it so that gay, lesbian ...
Will Minneapolis Voters Replace Police With a Public Health Department?
On November 2, Minneapolis voters will decide whether to reshape the city’s police department ...
How Overdose Surged for Black People as It Held Steady for Whites
As opioid-involved overdose fatalities were holding steady for most racial groups prior to the ...
As New Zealand Cigarette Taxes Climb, So Do Harms to Poor and Indigenous Smokers
When it comes to taxing cigarettes, there’s rarely any opposition from lawmakers. “Sin taxes,” ...
“Divest and Invest”: Latinx Advocates on Defunding the Police
George Floyd’s final breaths on May 25, 2020, gasping out “I can’t breathe,” led ...
