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What Would Justice for Sandra Bland Actually Look Like?

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Aug 6, 2015 A year after Black Lives Matter became a rallying cry, the deaths of Sandra Bland and others continue to haunt the public consciousness. But outrage is no substitute for justice. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Plutonians of Color

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Jul 30, 2015 With more brutal killings and mysterious deaths while in police custody, it seems hardly a day goes by without a new dashboard camera video or protest calling out for justice. As these tragedies keep happening, I thought it might be helpful to look at our predicament from a few billion miles away. Dig deeper

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Racist Killing Fields in the U.S.: The Death of Sandra Bland

By Henry A. Giroux, Truthout Jul 23, 2015 The death of the civil rights activist following a routine traffic stop is beyond monstrous. It is indicative of a country where extreme violence is the norm -- a society fed by the legacy of slavery, Jim Crow, the incarceration state, the drug wars and the increasing militarization of everything, including the war on black youth. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )