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A man sits in front of a store with a sign on the windows reading, “Black Wall Street Corner Store and More” in the Greenwood neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 31, 2021.

Why “Buy Black” Is Not Enough: The Devastating Legacy of the Tulsa Race Massacre

The Massacre destroyed not only Black generational wealth but also the political and civil power that is tied to economic success.
People gather inside the Twees Foods Store in the Third Ward where George Floyd grew up in Houston, Texas, to watch on TV the verdict in Derek Chauvin's trial on April 20, 2021. -

The Guilty Verdict in the Chauvin Trial Did Not Cure America’s Over-policing Problem

While the guilty verdict provides a measure of accountability, the expansive U.S. criminal legal system still routinely enables police to wrongfully deprive people – particularly…
A road sign entering Fort Bragg going from Connecticut Avenue in Southern Pines, North Carolina, in March 2010. The sign reads, “US Army Fort Bragg Military Reservation – All persons and vehicles entering or departing this installation are subject to search.”

Trump’s Veto Threat Over Confederate-Named Bases Erodes U.S. Security and American Values

Given the historical significance of this moment and the alternatives for commemorating real, heroism, Congress has a moral and practical obligation to act.
Soldiers from the United States Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard march in parade during the National POW/MIA Recognition observance ceremony September 16, 2005 on the River Parade Field at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.

Déjà Vu All Over Again: Racial Disparity in the Military Justice System

Fifty years ago, a task force seeking to determine the nature and extent of racial disparities in the U.S. military justice system, grappled with many of the same questions that…
US Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary, Chad Wolf, testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on August 6, 2020 in Washington, DC, to answer questions about the use of federal agents during protests in Portland, Oregon.

“Head-On Into Peril”: Connecting 9/11 and Law Enforcement Abuses in Portland

"It was no accident that people of color (primarily Black and Latino Americans, and Muslims around the world) were the primary targets of both military and police agencies post-9/11…
Protesters march holding placards and a portrait of Breonna Taylor during a demonstration against racism and police brutality, in Hollywood, California on June 7, 2020.

“Viral Convergence”: Interconnected Pandemics as Portal to Racial Justice

Could ongoing health and racism pandemics in the United States help provoke "viral justice" as interests converge around human rights?
General Assembly Seventy-third session High-level plenary meeting to commemorate the one-hundredth anniversary of the establishment of the International Labour Organization. Vice President held virtually.

The UN Cannot Live on Past Laurels: The Time for Courageous Leadership on Anti-Black Racism Is Now

The U.N. and its specialized agencies must take action to redress anti-Black racism within and beyond its institutional walls.
A woman wearing a face mask holds onto the bars of a gate.

The New Jane Crow: Women’s Mass Incarceration

(Editor’s Note: This article is part of a special Just Security “Racing National Security” symposium edited by editorial board member Matiangai Sirleaf. The goal of…
Protesters Rally In Washington, DC On Fourth Of July

Transitional Justice in the United States

Transitional justice provides an important lens for ongoing national conversations in the United States about police brutality and racial injustice. Transitional justice asks us…
Demonstrators participate in a protest against police brutality on June 14, 2020 in Miami, Florida.

Systemic Racist Police Brutality Shocks the Conscience of Humanity, but is it an International Crime?

(Editor’s note: To mark today’s 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia, Just Security is publishing two articles. In addition to this piece by Margaret deGuzman…
Protestors are tear gassed as the police disperse them near the White House on June 1, 2020.

It’s Time to Stop the Use of Tear Gas Against Civilians

It was a clear day on June 1 in Washington, DC when thousands of people protesting racial injustice and police brutality, in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, congregated…
A garden around a makeshift memorial to George Floyd, built by a nonprofit youth empowerment group, is pictured near the site where he died in police custody, in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 17, 2020.

Transitional Justice, Race, and the United States

As a scholar of transitional justice, I am heartened by efforts to de-exceptionalize the United States and to bring race and anti-Black racism into conversation with international…
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