Elena was 11 years old when a gang member in her home country, Honduras, told her to be his girlfriend.
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How Not to Handle Protests? Look to the 1960s
The tone of America today feels like America in the late 1960s, which was similarly riven by cyclical violence and discontent. Our elected officials and law enforcement authorities can learn from how their predecessors responded to civil unrest — but mostly by negative example.
View MoreAnti-Mugabe Protest Pastor Evan Mawarire Detained Ahead of Shutdown in Zimbabwe
Pastor Evan Mawarire is the activist behind the #ThisFlag campaign in Zimbabwe, a movement that began in April when the 39-year-old Zimbabwean took to his Facebook page to voice his concerns in a video, captioned with the hashtag #ThisFlag, that’s been viewed 150 000 times and counting.
View MoreHow Much Can Better Training Do to Improve Policing?
Two former police chiefs and a researcher discuss how to improve law-enforcement practices.
View MoreThe Senate’s Only Black Republican Opens Up About Being Mistreated by Cops
Citing recent killings by police, Tim Scott of South Carolina asked his colleagues to stop ignoring the struggles of those who face racial prejudice.
View MoreThe Near Certainty of Anti-Police Violence
By ignoring illegitimate policing, America has also failed to address the danger this illegitimacy poses to those who must do the policing.
View MoreUbiñas: Philly Man’s Campaign: Black Guns Matter
What if, we stopped trying to get guns off the streets and instead started licensing young men in Philly to legally pack heat?
View MoreThe Consortium for Graduate Study in Management Celebrates its 50-year Anniversary
In the past 50 years, the organization — which opened its doors in 1970 to women, Latinos, and Native Americans — has offered more than $325 million in fellowships to MBA students across the country, covering full tuition and fees for up to two years of full-time study.
View MoreDallas Police Chief David Brown Lost His Son, Former Partner and Brother to Violence
Few people understand loss better than David Brown, the Dallas police chief who stood before television cameras Friday morning and said, “We are heartbroken.”
View MoreThere Is a War Over Race in America
This is the central thing to understand about what happened in Dallas: Black people who target whites are fundamentally allied with white people who target blacks.
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