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Sheriff Larry Smith, left, outside the Smith County Sheriff's office; and Dalila Reynoso near the door where detainees were released from the Smith County jail in Tyler, Texas, in March.
Feature July 1, 2020
Their Unlikely Alliance Began at Whataburger. Can They Reform a Texas Jail?
When COVID-19 threatened the jail in Tyler, Texas, an activist pressured her sheriff to make change.
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Feature February 12, 2016
Kendrick Lamar, the Grammys and the Year in Socially Conscious Music
Black Lives Matter took center stage in 2015’s hip-hop and R&B.
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The Frame December 3, 2015
Black Lives Matter Protesters are “Tired,” “Hopeful,” “Ready”
Minneapolis sit-in for Jamar Clark stretches through a third week.
Photographs by Angela Jimenez
Members of Columbia Prison Divest protest at Columbia University in September.
News June 22, 2015
School Ties
Columbia students rally to get their school to divest from private prison companies.
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