Benji Hart is a Black, queer, femme artist and educator currently living in Chicago. They are the writer behind the blog Radical Faggot, and have essays featured at Black Youth Project, Truthout, and other feminist and abolitionist media.
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Seeking Justice for Laquan McDonald—Without Relying on Prisons
Locking up killer cop, Jason Van Dyke, won't address the root cause of his violence.
Viewpoint
There’s Nothing New About Not Calling the Cops
Communities of color have long led the way in reducing reliance on police—because they have to.
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Centrist Dems May Not Call Black and Brown Communities Shitholes—But They Treat Them That Way
The loud denunciations of Trump serve to hide liberal racism.
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