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Popaganda Episode: A Protest is Not a Riot
The movements that have arisen recently to challenge racism and violence in our justice system have created not only discussion and outrage, but a cultural shift. Out of racism and violence and sexism...
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Filming the History of Police Brutality in One City
A 1985 Portland protest seen in new film Arresting Power has the same message as protests today. While millions of Americans have recently turned out in the streets to protest racial bias in policing,...
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Will Filming the Police Keep Us Safe?
Illustration by Richie Pope. There’s a cultural idea that having someone looking over our shoulder makes us behave better. From fake security cameras to Elf on the Shelf, the common belief goes that if...
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A Baltimore Uprising Sketchbook
Artist Chris Kindred was on the ground in Baltimore last week during the protests following the funeral of Freddie Gray. He sent us these drawings from his sketchbook that capture the scene. From...
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The Importance of Marilyn Mosby
Fear flooded me when my boyfriend, a 24-year-old, college-educated fella with bold freckles and an endearing spirit, told me he was planning to install upgrades on his car. His Nissan Versa, with its...
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Bree Newsome on Removing the Confederate Flag: "I Did it Because I Am Free."
Bree Newsome, as seen in a still from a video shot of her flag removal demonstration on Saturday.On Saturday, filmmaker and musician Bree Newsome did something many people have wanted to do for a long...
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The Deaths of Sandra Bland & Kindra Chapman Reflect How the Justice System...
Photo by Light Brigading, Creative Commons. "The justice system is not something we can view in isolation. It is an extension and reflection of some broader decisions we're making as a society."That...
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Backtalk: Amy Schumer's "Trainwreck"& the Problems With #AllLivesMatter
On Backtalk, hosts Amy Lam and Sarah Mirk discuss pop culture of the week, offering feminist analysis on the issues, people, and media that are making headlines right now. This week, Amy and Sarah talk...
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