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Sandra Bland
January 2, 2020
MagazineKimberlé Williams Crenshaw
Naming the Threat
The scourge of police violence targeting Black women
August 11, 2019
Andrew Cohen
The Completely Predictable Death of Jeffrey Epstein
If you are shocked by a jail suicide you aren’t paying attention to the grim conditions of incarceration in America.
June 22, 2017
MagazineMychal Denzel Smith
A Grief Observed
From Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin, the power and pain of black mourning.
January 6, 2016
Adam Peck
Sandra Bland’s arresting officer has been indicted for perjury.
December 22, 2015
Alex Shephard
No one will be indicted in the death of Sandra Bland.
July 31, 2015
Suzy Khimm
Bernie Sanders Is Starting to Talk About Race—Awkwardly
He'll need to do more to appeal to minority voters
July 23, 2015
Joseph Pomianowski
Police Have Too Much Power Over Motorists
Sandra Bland's violent arrest shows why the law must change
July 23, 2015
Megan Price
Could "Insight Policing" Have Saved Sandra Bland?

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