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John Crawford Tragically Killed ‘Shopping While Black’ And Holding a Toy Gun
When 22-year-old John Crawford III went to a local Walmart in Beavercreek, Ohio Tuesday to pick up S’mores ingredients for his family’s cookout, he probably didn’t think he needed to prepare himself...
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We Can’t Stop Fighting for the Humanity of Black Bodies
Black bodies matter. Black bodies matter. Black bodies matter. Say it with me: Black bodies matter. This isn’t a question. This isn’t a euphemism. This isn’t an analogy. This is a fact. Black cis and...
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I Have No Words for Tamir Rice.
“Can I have that toy shooter Mommy?” “No.” “Why?” “Because you’re Black.” While many little boys run through streets, backyards, and playgrounds with toy guns, my sons don’t. Seeing White boys and...
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“No Indictment,” Black Citizenship, and Justice in the United States
A criminal in badge and blue, a victim who’s Black, and a grand jury: these are the mechanisms of White domination and imperialism in the modern United States. Recent events have increasingly...
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Our 10 Best Posts of 2014
2014 has been a year of amazing growth for Water Cooler Convos. We covered everything from the most notorious events in pop culture to the egregious acts of violence against Blacks. And when you look...
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Indicting the Culture that Killed John Crawford III
Back in 2014, I wrote an article about a man named John Crawford III. He was 22 years old when Ohio police shot and killed him while he shopped at a Beavercreek Walmart. When he was killed, he was...
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