Derecka Purnell is a human rights lawyer, writer, and author of “Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom.” She works to end police and prison violence by providing legal assistance, research, and training in community-based organizations through an abolitionist framework. She is currently a columnist at The Guardian and a Scholar-in-Residence at Columbia Law School.
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After the uprising, what is to be done?
We have to continue to remind each other what we are owed, what we deserve, and what we can build together.
April 17, 2023
