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Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Closing Rikers Island and Decarcerating New York City
28 Jul 2023
Melanie Dominguez is lead organizer for the Katal Center for Equity, Health and Justice.
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Radio May 19, 2023
19 May 2023
How bail reform has been undermined by legislators in New York State and around the country, and New York City mayor Eric Adams’ response to the killing of Jordan Neely. But first we learn about the…
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Bail Reform Undermined in New York and Across the Country
19 May 2023
Erin George is National Director of Policy for the Bail Project.
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Radio February 3, 2023
03 Feb 2023
This week we learn about the destruction of a Black community in Portland, Oregon and the legal efforts at restitution, and the struggle to fight for reform of the cash bail system in Minnesota. But…
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Minnesota Freedom Fund Fights for Bail Justice
03 Feb 2023
We are joined by Elizer Darris, Co-Executive Director of the Minnesota Freedom Fund (MFF).
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
A Manufactured Crime Panic in New York
18 Nov 2022
Ashoka Jegroo is a multimedia journalist who reports on protests and policing.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Politicians Make Black People the Face of Crime
02 Nov 2022
Manufactured crime panics are still a successful method of getting votes from white people.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
New York Bail Reform Fight
23 Feb 2022
Black legislators in New York are defending their legislation which reduces the use of cash bail. In so doing they protect the legal and human rights of Black people in that state.