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To achieve . . . structural change will require the rapid development of new forms of leadership and new organizational structures for the protest movement.

Conrad Worrill was a writer, educator, founding member of the National Black United Front, former host of WVON program "On Target" and Crusader columnist.

Will Trump leave office if defeated? A law professor fears a meltdown this November.

Geneticists have turned up intriguing links between DNA and the disease. Patients with Type A blood, for example, seem to be at greater risk.

Beyond Pentagon-supplied equipment, the most damaging effect of war on terror-encouraged police militarization is psychological. Police officers act like soldiers dealing with enemy combatants, conforming to the tools provided — with deadly result.

A new report presents the most complete analysis of environmental conflicts to date, focusing on 3,000 cases of grassroots activism worldwide, activism by the poor and indigenous that comes with a heavy cost of criminalization, violence, and murder.

Racism in America is like dust in the air. It seems invisible — even if you’re choking on it — until you let the sun in. Then you see it’s everywhere.

Despite 100,000 confirmed US coronavirus deaths, powerful economic interests are fighting to reopen the country prematurely — no matter the cost to workers.

To really “fight crime,” we don’t need more cops; we need more jobs, more educational opportunities, more arts programs, more community centers, more mental health resources, and more of a say in how our own communities function.

Activists say the way to stop police brutality and killings is to cut law enforcement budgets and reinvest in services. Some lawmakers now agree.