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Grassroots organizers key to rebuilding New Orleans
In the wake of any disaster, there are always relief efforts. Ideally, the work…
Oct 05, 2015
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Denying victim services to young men of color only adds to their pain
When children are harmed or killed, it kicks us in the gut with a steel-toed…
Oct 01, 2015
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To act justly
Micah 6:8 states: He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the…
Sep 23, 2015
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Trans and gender non-conforming people of color need us to do more
K.C. Haggard, a transgender woman, was stabbed to death in Fresno, California…
Sep 21, 2015
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Hey Hollywood, we all look like “real prisoners”
The casting notice was looking for an actor to play an incarcerated person. But…
Sep 18, 2015
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Juvenile justice reform is not about boys vs. girls
When faced with the reality of the justice system’s impact on girls and the…
Sep 15, 2015
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"Guilty victims" have suffered too, and deserve our care
I learned this summer that New York families devastated by homicide are…
Sep 13, 2015
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New funding to clear rape kit backlog an important step, but long overdue
On Thursday, Vice President Biden and Manhattan DA Cy Vance announced that they…
Sep 11, 2015
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"Innocent victimhood" means justice denied for victims with disabilities
Crime victims with disabilities—who routinely face significant access-related…
Sep 09, 2015
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Why is bail more closely tied to wealth than risk?
“I’ll bail you out”—we say that phrase so often it has become an idiom divorced…
Sep 04, 2015