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    The Invisible Hand: We Need to Support High Profile Black Women [Op-Ed]

    For Black women in high-status positions, the invisible hand attempts to push them back as they lunge forward. We need to have their backs.
    Jennifer R. Farmer Sep 2, 2020 12:30PM EDT
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    READ: Can Progressive Prosecutors Lead Criminal Justice Reform?

    A new article asks if attorneys who are paid to put people in jail can help fix a system that disproportionately locks away Black and Latinx people.

    Kenrya Rankin Nov 15, 2017 10:32AM EST
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    New BET Doc Highlights Role of District Attorneys in Mass Incarceration

    Watch the new trailer for “Charged: The DA vs. Black America,” which premieres on BET on November 7.

    Sameer Rao Nov 2, 2016 12:45PM EDT
    Marilyn Mosby in grey pinstriped suit with white shirt underneath against multi-colored mural of Freddie Gray and grey street

    READ: Marilyn Mosby Discusses Freddie Gray Trial, Black Lives Matter in New Interview

    A new article from The New York Times Magazine investigates the forces that Mosby says stopped her from successfully prosecuting the officers implicated in Freddie Gray’s death.

    Sameer Rao Sep 28, 2016 4:25PM EDT
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    WATCH: Alicia Garza, Ben Jealous Talk Freddie Gray and Police Militarization

    The Truth to Power panel—held during the DNC in Philadelphia—discussed the dismissal of charges in Freddie Gray’s death and the structural conditions that lead to police militarization.

    Sameer Rao Jul 27, 2016 3:39PM EDT
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    Charges Dropped Against 3 Remaining Officers Involved in Freddie Gray's Death

    It looks like no Baltimore officers will be held accountable for Gray’s death following his time in police custody.

    Sameer Rao Jul 27, 2016 12:23PM EDT
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