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		<title>Dawn and Trayvon, by Chris Bilal</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Its 5am. My room is shrouded in darkness, but the light of my humming laptop shines like a mirror in the desert. It is within this deserted hour, free from judgmental glances and insurmountable expectations, trapped with my rapid fire thoughts and rampant feelings, that my mind is most vivid. This is also the hour [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="http://www.streetwiseandsafe.org/2012/05/04/dawn-and-trayvon/">&#8595; Read the rest of this entry...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stop and Frisk &#8211; Baldwin and Me by Chris Bilal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:44:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After spending most of an unseasonably warm January day trapped in a conference room, my coworkers and I decided to head to the amphitheater at Marcus Garvey Park to dance. We expected to enjoy the last hour of sunlight and warmth. Instead, we built a bond across time with James Baldwin.  My friends had a [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="http://www.streetwiseandsafe.org/2012/02/28/stop-and-frisk-baldwin-and-me-by-chris-bilal/">&#8595; Read the rest of this entry...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Creating Change by Chris Bilal</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2008, change was a keyword used to split the nation for maximum donor contributions and maximum votes. 3 years and a week after the inauguration of the spokesperson for change, there is still a raging debate on how to create that change beyond strategic sloganeering. A few miles away from D.C, in the oft [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="http://www.streetwiseandsafe.org/2012/02/20/creating-change-by-chris-bilal/">&#8595; Read the rest of this entry...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stop and Frisk &#8211; A Young Black Mother&#8217;s Story by Jasmine Epps</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a young Black mother I face so many injustices and prejudices day to day. To my surprise, the one thing that should keep me safest in the city hurts me the most – the cops. Living in the city and dealing with the police on a daily basis is reminiscent of a domestic violence [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="http://www.streetwiseandsafe.org/2012/02/20/stop-and-frisk-a-young-black-mothers-story-by-jasmine-epps/">&#8595; Read the rest of this entry...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Too Big to Fail</title>
		<link>http://www.streetwiseandsafe.org/2011/12/16/too-big-to-fail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Chris Bilal   Many readers across the nation are understandably shocked and rightfully appalled at the NYPD&#8217;s excessive response to the youth-led Occupy Wall Street movement. But the false arrests, well documented police brutality and constant surveillance that have dogged participants and enraged spectators alike have been a fact of life for millions of [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="http://www.streetwiseandsafe.org/2011/12/16/too-big-to-fail/">&#8595; Read the rest of this entry...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Deputy Mayor DV Cover-Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 02:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Chris Bilal As the city gears up for increased surveillance and access to that information, one staffer close to mayor Bloomberg has avoided scrutiny for his criminal record. In fact, one might deign to call it a coverup by the increasingly &#8221; no comment&#8221; mayors office. Last month, an aide to the mayor was [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="http://www.streetwiseandsafe.org/2011/10/05/deputy-mayor-dv-cover-up/">&#8595; Read the rest of this entry...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stop and Frisk touches City Officials &#8211; By Chris Bilal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the close of each summer, the predominately Carribean and Black enclave of Crown Heights celebrates Jouvert and the West Indian Day Parade.  It is a highly anticipated and memorable celebration of the music, food, customs, community and the enduring hope and indominitable spirit that is West Indian culture in Brooklyn. But for Brooklyn councilman [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="http://www.streetwiseandsafe.org/2011/09/23/stop-and-frisk-touches-city-officials-by-chris-bilal/">&#8595; Read the rest of this entry...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>9/11 by Chris Bilal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 03:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Countless lives and financial symbols weren&#8217;t the only casualties of September 11th. We lost the civil rights and freedoms that made us Americans. It wasn&#8217;t knife wielding terrorists or the doctrines of Bin laden that seized this from us, but our very own elected officials donning ironic flag lapels pins. Before the dust and death [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="http://www.streetwiseandsafe.org/2011/09/16/911-by-chris-bilal/">&#8595; Read the rest of this entry...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SAS at AMC! by Bilal</title>
		<link>http://www.streetwiseandsafe.org/2011/07/21/sas-at-amc-by-bilal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was initially reluctant to attend the Allied Media Conference, for fear of leaving my beloved (and sometimes hated) New York during pride week. But while my friends were celebrating their liberation in Manhattan- I was in Detroit discussing our continued oppression so that we can continue to proudly wave those flags back home.   [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="http://www.streetwiseandsafe.org/2011/07/21/sas-at-amc-by-bilal/">&#8595; Read the rest of this entry...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pardon Me &#8211; by Chris Bilal</title>
		<link>http://www.streetwiseandsafe.org/2011/06/23/pardon-me-by-chris-bilal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pardon Me? A few years ago, it would be politically unheard of to close a prison or to systematically reduce prison sentences because in America, judicial fairness is often considered &#8220;soft on crime.&#8221; But cash strapped, budget unbalanced states across the country are doing just that, not because they finally realize that prison spending is [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="http://www.streetwiseandsafe.org/2011/06/23/pardon-me-by-chris-bilal/">&#8595; Read the rest of this entry...</a>]]></description>
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