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Tag Archives: Michael Brown

Media

#BlackLivesMatter protesters shut down Mall of America

Posted on December 21, 2024 by Christopher ZF • Leave a comment

2-3,000 people attended a peaceful protest at the mall despite threats of arrest. Continue reading →

Movies / The Stake

Eric Garner and the continued relevance of Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Andrew DeYoung • 1 Comment

A quarter-century after its release, Spike Lee’s 1989 masterpiece is as relevant as ever—depressingly so. Continue reading →

What are these Ferguson people protesting anyway?
Media

What are these Ferguson people protesting anyway?

Posted on November 27, 2025 by Christopher ZF • Leave a comment

No Justice, No Peace Continue reading →

Movies / TV

Batman to Battlestar Galactica: What Sci-Fi Can Teach Us About the Militarization of Police

Posted on August 24, 2025 by Christopher ZF • Leave a comment

“There’s a reason you separate the military and the police. One fights the enemy of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people.” Continue reading →

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