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Real justice and safety for Black communities will require a complete overhaul of the prosecutor-police relationship.

Given the role that aerial surveillance has played in the George Floyd and other protests, communities should take a hard look at the benefits and costs of police aerial surveillance programs.

It is now more urgent than ever for our lawmakers to stop law enforcement use of face recognition technology.

We as a society must reckon with our relentless marginalization and de-prioritization of people with disabilities and the people who support them.

The Black community is not inherently vulnerable to COVID-19. We’ve been made vulnerable through decades of unequal access to health care. We are made vulnerable every time a doctor or other health care provider dismisses us because they don’t believe our symptoms.

For years, Black activists and organizations like the Movement for Black Lives have been calling for the reckoning we now see in the streets, and we have a responsibility as a nation to meet their call.

Chase Strangio breaks down what this week's SCOTUS win means for LGBTQ people nationwide.

Black-led movements is calling for divestment from police departments, and reinvestment into the life-affirming services that help communities thrive.

Advocacy and litigation strategies have too often reinforced dichotomies between "violent" and "nonviolent" crime. That is a mistake.