The Washington Revolutionary Issue 10
Justice for An'Twan Gilmore! Read our report on the tragic loss of another Black DC resident to brutal policing with the help of systemic disenfranchisement
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The Washington Revolutionary Issue 10:
Police Brutality, Gentrification, and the Thin Blue Line: Rest in Power An’Twan Gilmore
By: Lex At 3:00 am on August 25, 2021, 27 year old An’Twan Gilmore fell asleep at the wheel of his car on the corner of New York and Florida avenue in North East Washington, D.C. His foot on the brake, the
Headlines: Issue 10, September 6th, 2021
Headlines Hurricane Ida displaces predominantly Black and Brown communities in Louisiana and across the southern and eastern United States. On the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s devastating landfall in 2005, on Aug. 29th, Hurricane Ida struck the Louisiana coast as a Category 4
MidCity Punishes Mother for Defending Her Family
July 16th, 2021 – It was just past 9PM when Lamonica Jeffrey (she/her) was woken up by her son. She had no idea how long of a night she was about to have. “There’s someone at the door,” he whispered. Lamonica got
Remembering Attica
By Dawn and Shawn This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Attica Prison Uprising. On September 9th, 1971, 1,281 out of the approximately 2,200 men(in a facility made for 1600) incarcerated in the Attica Correctional Facility took control of the prison
Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts
by Rebecca Hall, Hugo Martínez (Illustrator) Part graphic novel, part memoir, Wake is an imaginative tour-de-force that tells the story of women-led slave revolts and chronicles scholar Rebecca Hall’s efforts to uncover the truth about these women warriors who, until now, have