A few weekends ago, I woke up to my cell phone buzzing, sliding off my pillow. I didn’t recognize the number and—being as unfortunately early as it was—I didn’t want to pick up, but I knew I had to. It … Continued
CCA
Cross-post: Did a Private Prison Corporation’s Abuse of Inmates Spark a Deadly Riot in Mississippi?
Originally posted on May 22nd by Colorlines. A Mississippi jail is on lockdown today after a Sunday night riot left one prison guard dead and as many as 20 inmates and guards injured. According to sheriff’s reports, the violence began … Continued
Immigration
Cross-post: Ain’t I A Human?
Originally posted on April 26 by Workstrike. Interviewer: Would you agree that’s you’re on the lunatic fringe of the American Negro movement? Malcolm X: “Well I think this, America’s whole situation is a lunatic fringe, any time you have a … Continued
Hundreds Turn Out to Support “Residents Against SW Ranches ICE Detention Center”
With bold and colorful signs that read, “Protect Our Children,” and, “ICE stop destroying families,” over 250 residents of Pembroke Pines and the town of Southwest Ranches, Florida, attended a public meeting Saturday, November 5. These residents, members of a … Continued