### News Beat Wins Top Podcast at 2021 New York Press Club Journalism Awards

July 30, 2021 [civil liberties](/content/blog/topic/civil-liberties/index.html), [police brutality](/content/blog/topic/police-brutality/index.html), [racial justice](/content/blog/topic/racial-justice/index.html)

News Beat podcast won top honors at the 2021 New York Press Club Journalism Awards for shining a light on state violence against Black women and girls.

### This Week in Social Justice: ExxonMobil vs. The Environment & Haiti's Past, Present & Future

July 13, 2021 [Climate crisis](/content/blog/topic/climate-crisis/index.html), [racial justice](/content/blog/topic/racial-justice/index.html), [human rights](/content/blog/topic/human-rights/index.html)

' This Week in Social Justice' unravels ExxonMobil's environmentally devastating propaganda, and Haiti's long and brutal relationship with U.S. imperialism.

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### This Week in Social Justice: Indigenous Death Schools & Climate Change's Lethal Impact on Minority Communities

July 04, 2021 [Climate crisis](/content/blog/topic/climate-crisis/index.html), [Indigenous Rights](/content/blog/topic/indigenous-rights/index.html)

' This Week in Social Justice' tackles Canada's genocidal Indigenous schools and climate change's lethal and disproportionate impact on communities of color.

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### Weaponizing Critical Race Theory to Sanitize Education

June 22, 2021

Banning the teaching of a so-called Critical Race Theory could create a chilling effect that prevents educators from exploring racial issues in America.

### Breaking Down Larry Krasner's Decisive Primary Win in Philly

May 21, 2021

The widely watched Democratic primary for Philadelphia district attorney ended with a convincing win for Larry Krasner, the unofficial leader of the progressive prosecutor movement.

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### ‘Excited Delirium’: Are Police Using Junk Science to Justify Brutality?

April 15, 2021

We examine how law enforcement use a dubious medical-legal construct to justify behavior in excessive force cases and to explain deaths in police custody.

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### 'Monument to Racism': How An Interstate Highway Decimated a Black Community in New Orleans

April 08, 2021

The story of how a thriving Black neighborhood in New Orleans was decimated by the government, and what it means for Biden's infrastructure plan.

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### NY Legalizes Marijuana, Delivering Blow to War on Drugs

April 02, 2021 [war on drugs](/content/blog/topic/war-on-drugs/index.html), [marijuana](/content/blog/topic/marijuana/index.html), [racial justice](/content/blog/topic/racial-justice/index.html)

From decriminalizing consumption and expunging past convictions to investing in impacted communities, the new law seeks to amend destructive policies.

### Divide & Conquer: How 'Model Minority' Drives Wedge Between Racial & Ethnic Groups

March 26, 2021

The 'model minority' concept was adopted to highlight the relative prosperity of some Asian Americans and drive a wedge between racial and ethnic groups.

### Interior Secretary Deb Haaland's 'Revolutionary' Appointment

March 19, 2021 [Climate crisis](/content/blog/topic/climate-crisis/index.html), [Native Americans](/content/blog/topic/native-americans/index.html), [Indigenous Rights](/content/blog/topic/indigenous-rights/index.html)

We examine U.S. Interior Secretary Haaland's historic appointment and what it means for Native people and the climate.