Raven Rakia
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This 'Hypocritical' Loophole Can Get You Busted for Weed in NYC
A new policy of lenience in America's largest city is being enforced in strange ways. → Read More
Women Visiting Loved Ones Jailed at Rikers Describe Years of Invasive Searches by Guards
New York City jails are prohibited from strip-searching or cavity-searching visitors. Yet dozens of women say guards have subjected them to such procedures. → Read More
Forget Hunger Strikes. What Prisons Fear Most Is Labor Strikes by Raven Rakia —
Prisoners throughout Alabama and Texas reclaim their humanity—and power—by shutting down the economic infrastructure of their prisons. → Read More
A sinking jail: The environmental disaster that is Rikers Island
Flooding, extreme heat, and air pollution plague New York City’s notorious jail complex. → Read More
A sinking jail: The environmental disaster that is Rikers Island
Flooding, extreme heat, and air pollution plague New York City’s notorious jail complex. → Read More
Court allows Nigerian communities struggling from oil spills to sue Shell in the Netherlands
Two new lawsuits may push corporations to think twice before doing all their dirty work far from home. → Read More
In Pennsylvania, oil trains are more likely to run through communities of color
You really don't want to live in an oil train "blast zone" -- but these communities don't have a choice. → Read More
New series takes you to the fenceline communities of California’s oil refineries
Spotlight California talks directly with residents living with environmental racism — and has a little fun while doing it. → Read More
Residents fight for economic and environmental justice in one Illinois town
It’s pretty much impossible to fight for clean air and water without tackling income equality. → Read More
Fracking waste more likely to be located in poor communities and neighborhoods of color
A new study finds a disturbing trend in South Texas’ Eagle Ford. → Read More
Fracking waste more likely to be located in poor communities and neighborhoods of color
A new study finds a disturbing trend in South Texas’ Eagle Ford. → Read More
5 percent of polluters create 90 percent of toxic emissions. Guess where they’re located?
A new study shows "toxic outliers" more likely to be located in communities of color. → Read More
Black Lives Matters calls the Flint water crisis an act of “state violence”
The group released a statement of solidarity with the Michigan residents still suffering from a lead-contaminated water supply. → Read More
The real heroes of the Flint water crisis
It's not Hillary Clinton -- it's the people on the front lines. → Read More
ACLU is suing West Virginia for denying water to prisoners during the Elk River chemical spill
ACLU said the treatment amounted to cruel and unusual punishment. → Read More
BP oil spill money to go to Alabama governor’s mansion and a new hotel
The mansion was destroyed decades before the BP oil spill. → Read More
New York’s housing plan will displace longtime residents — so neighborhoods are fighting back
The city boroughs' boards have rejected de Blasio's gentrification-by-another-name housing plan. Will the City Council follow suit? → Read More
This new campaign in New York wants the state to move to 100 percent clean energy
And it makes a strong push for economic and climate justice. → Read More
If you thought New Jersey was toxic, wait until you hear the news about its state prisons
More than half of New Jersey's state prisons are toxic sites. → Read More
If you’re poor or black in New Jersey, we have some unsettling news for you
Proxmity to contaminated sites in New Jersey differs on race and class lines. → Read More