Tag: black lives matter

• A teenager’s guide to building the world’s best pandemic and protest trackers

  June 13, 2020

  Schiffmann could have rested on his laurels, but the murder of George Floyd prompted another project. This new site is simple and serves one primary purpose: find local protests. https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/06/12/1002838/avi-schiffmann-17-year-old-guide-building-pandemic-protest-tracker/ more ›

• Black Lives Matter Isn’t Just a Hashtag Anymore

  September 12, 2016

  Black Lives Matter Isn’t Just a Hashtag Anymore » The first time the White House called me, I was at a protest. It was late November 2014, a week after… more ›

• The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration

  September 15, 2015

  The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration » Never marry again in slavery. Wherever the law is, crime can be found. more ›

• Hurricane Katrina 10th anniversary : How the Black…

  August 25, 2015

  Hurricane Katrina 10th anniversary : How the Black Lives Matter movement was directly shaped by the events in New Orleans. http://ift.tt/1U8DbmS On the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, in 2010,… more ›

• Rush For Police Cameras Leaves Questions On What…

  April 11, 2015

  Rush For Police Cameras Leaves Questions On What Public Can See As the Seattle Police Department joined hundreds of the nation’s law enforcement agencies outfitting officers with body-worn cameras late… more ›