Unshackling Humanity: Dismantling Mass Incarceration and the Road to Abolition

The Problem: 9 inmates died in Texas prisons after having no A/C As I brave scorching 100-degree weather to rally against mass incarceration and the prison industrial complex’s abolition, the distressing image of lives lost in Texas jails due to…

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Why Did Philadelphia Native Meek Mill’s Music Appear in the Sentencing Phase of a Trial in Harris County?!

Pure Justice Participatory Defense Campaign members witnessed the entirety of a jury trial that ended in the beginning of May. This particular case was different from any I had witnessed in person. Prosecutors used a video of the defendant, who…

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A Blow to Affirmative Action

On Thursday, June 29, 2023, the United States Supreme Court decided two cases that affect affirmative action in colleges. The cases challenged the admissions process at Harvard College and the University of North Carolina.  In the rulings, six of the…

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Participatory Defense and How it Works

How can I effectively help my incarcerated loved one pre-trial? I don’t know what else to do! People can help impact the outcomes of court cases by becoming involved in all phases. Most people feel once their loved one is…

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Watch Out!

There are people in our state capital trying to throw roadblocks in your path to vote. I’m going to speak about 3 bills pending in our state house that, if passed, will hinder your personal voting process. That process may…

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Black Americans and South Asians: A Long History of Collaboration

Black History month is a special time for all Americans but particularly for us South Asians.  Most of America may not be aware of the ties that bind, but Black Americans and South Asians have a long history of working…

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A Tale of Voter Suppression

On Tuesday, January 24, 2023, the Spring Branch Independent School District banned the book The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person from middle school libraries and restricted access to it at the high school level. This vote took…

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Why do you want to ban the teaching of my history?

Our children deserve representation in curricula equally as others. When I was a child in high school, students were taught European history, quizzed on European countries, and could tell you about Henry VIII, the Tudor monarchy, and his wives. No…

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We’ve Proved Police Violence Against Black Communities, Now We Need a Culture Shift

In 1966, James Baldwin wrote “I have witnessed and endured the brutality of the police many more times than once–but, of course, I cannot prove it.” He goes on to explain the problems with police accountability: They investigate and answer…

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The White Supremacy Kryptonite for Enslaved minded People of Color

“Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones but WORDS will Never Hurt Me”…….#WORDSMATTER!   Words matter! Words, when used as weapons of destruction, can and have enslaved the minds of Black, Brown and poor people throughout history and sadly this…

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