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Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force
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Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump's Police Task Force

by Wendi C. Thomas and Katherine Burgess November 13, 2025November 13, 2025

Residents interviewed for this article said it was at times unclear which agencies' officers were stopping them. Across the city, reporters have witnessed officers patrolling without badges or uniforms that identify their agencies.

Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Cool the Cell, Feed the Spirit: Abolition as Reproductive and Climate Justice

by Julian Wilson, ​​Omisade Burney-Scott and Kwaneta Harris October 24, 2025
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The Furnace: Climate, Confinement, and the Cost of Reproductive Aging Behind Bars

by Julian Wilson and ​​Omisade Burney-Scott October 24, 2025October 24, 2025
ICE and the military
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ICE and the military use the same playbook—exploiting impoverished communities

by Samantha Hamilton and Alma Bowman August 26, 2025August 26, 2025
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Molded in the Delta: The Mississippi Origins of Steve Muhammad

by Shanna B. Tiayon May 13, 2025
An Open Letter to Philanthropy from Visionary Freedom Fund Youth Organizers
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An Open Letter to Philanthropy from Visionary Freedom Fund Youth Organizers

by Visionary Freedom Fund April 16, 2025April 16, 2025
Illustrative header for Liberation Lineages, a photo series by Briana Blueitt
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Liberation Lineages

by Briana Blueitt March 4, 2025March 4, 2025
The Hell Inside Hell: Solitary Confinement in Texas Hides the Sexual Abuse of Women and Girls
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Abolitionist Politics and Incarcerated Perspectives: A Scalawag Reading List

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farmworkers
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After Helene and Milton, Farmworkers Play an Outsized Role in the Cleanup

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AI Surveillance
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South to South: A Scalawag Reading List

by Tea Troutman December 16, 2024December 26, 2024
Annunciation House
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Annunciation House and the Illegal Humanitarian

by Emmy Brett November 1, 2024November 4, 2024
On Being Undocumented in Houston’s Gaza Solidarity Student Movement
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On Being Undocumented in Houston's Gaza Solidarity Student Movement

by Anonymous October 31, 2024
Tied Employment as Plantation Labor
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Tied Employment as Plantation Labor

by Likam Kyanzaire August 27, 2024August 27, 2024
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Illegal migration from Gaza by sea

by Rami Almeghari June 29, 2023November 14, 2023
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You're swamped? Join the club.

by Ko Bragg and Virginia Walcott September 17, 2021September 27, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

The incalculable cost of cheap chicken—and the hidden industry that shoulders it

by Tina Vasquez July 20, 2021September 27, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

The obvious solution to Houston's housing crisis: 'Just cease all evictions'

by Sam Russek December 21, 2020September 27, 2023
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'If I asked my family to get rid of a bumper sticker, they would tell me to quit my job.'

by Anonymous December 17, 2020February 4, 2025
Posted inARTS & SOUL

The Mutual Musicians Foundation is fighting the gentrification of Jazz in Kansas City

by Zeb Larson December 8, 2020September 27, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

There Goes the Neighborhood: What really caused the decline of 18th & Vine

by Zeb Larson December 8, 2020September 27, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Doctor who performed hysterectomies on ICE detainees 'operated by a different set of rules' in rural Georgia

by Tina Vasquez, Prism October 19, 2020September 27, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

ICE-detained asylum-seekers on hunger strike amid COVID-19 face solitary confinement

by Frances Madeson September 1, 2020November 21, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

'I hate that thug music.' How 'progressive' music outlets fuel false arrests in the trap scene

by Nicholas Vila Byers August 10, 2020November 21, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

As ICE travel bans target international students, communities resist through care

by Anastasia Kārkliņa July 17, 2020September 27, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Liberation is a Long Haul: Lessons from Juneteenth

by Jakeya Caruthers June 22, 2020September 27, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Rebellion on the Coast: Louisiana artists reenact Black armed resistance

by Frances Madeson April 14, 2020September 27, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

'We don't want to die here.' Detained immigrants protest amid pandemic

by Carly Berlin April 6, 2020September 27, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Through the river: talking art, borders and identity with artist Camila Linaweaver

by Emma Speckman November 27, 2019September 27, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

The myth and reincarnation of John Wilkes Booth

by Kelly Catalfamo October 30, 2019September 27, 2023
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Medical neglect, illegal detention, and retaliation in ICE's Deep South stronghold

by Carly Berlin September 23, 2019September 27, 2023

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