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Sikivu Hutchinson
Justice for Atatiana, Abolish Police Domestic Terrorism
16 Oct 2019
Terror in blue: a white cop shoots through a window to kill a young Black woman playing video games with her nephew.
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The Obamas’ Race to the Bottom
27 May 2014
by Sikivu Hutchinson Michelle Obama’s recent speech on the anniversary of the Brown decision gave every indication that she understands structural racism and injustice in education. However, her…
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The Sterling Shuffle: Unpacking White Jewish Racism
30 Apr 2014
by Sikivu Hutchinson For the moment, a Jewish sports franchise owner is the most prominent racist in the United States. Donald Sterling’s conduct serves are a reminder that “the illusion of lockstep…
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The Souls of Black Boys
11 Dec 2013
By Sikivu Hutchinson Black males are now down to about 1% of current UCLA freshmen. It's neoliberal California, where black boys are destined for marginal labor if they're lucky or pipelined to…
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In Cold Blood: The Murder of Renisha McBride
12 Nov 2013
by Sikivu Hutchinson The 19-year-old Black woman had just gotten a job at the Ford Motor Company when she was shot in the face with a shotgun by a white homeowner after seeking help after a car crash…
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Public Enemy or Talented Tenth? The War Against Black Children
18 Sep 2013
by Sikivu Hutchinson Blacks are the scapegoats for America’s failure to keep pace in the world. “For a nation brainwashed into believing the U.S. is an exceptionalist beacon, the underachievement of…
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Walking on the "Wild Side"? 20 Feet From Stardom & the Black Female Gaze
26 Jun 2013
by Sikivu Hutchinson Who will tell the story of the Black female back-up singers that shaped generations of Black and cross-over music? A new documentary titled 20 Feet From Stardom makes the attempt…
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Mad Science or School-to-Prison? Criminalizing Black Girls
07 May 2013
by Sikivu Hutchinson Studies show that Black children do not commit more offenses in the classroom than whites and Latinos. Nevertheless, “in many American classrooms black children are treated like…
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Prison House of Textbook History: Remembering the Chicano Blowouts
01 May 2013
by Sikivu Hutchinson 1968, the year of the biggest high school walkout in U.S. history, was not so different than the present. “Then, as now, there was no room for analyses of sexism, racial…
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Wages of White Affirmative Action: Predatory Lending & The Ghetto
18 Jul 2012
by Sikivu Hutchinson Whites are “returning” to South Central Los Angeles, the place they left for the suburbs in federally subsidized waves generations ago. The lure: cheap housing in…