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The prison industrial complex is a system in which prisons are used as a way to control and profit off of incarcerated people. This system disproportionately targets black and brown bodies, as well as poor people. There are a lot of books that explore the different facets of this system and how it affects people's lives. Here is a list of some books that can help educate you on the prison industrial complex and how to abolition it. "Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex" by Eric A. Stanley and Nat Smith This book explores how transgender people are disproportionately affected by the prison industrial complex. It discusses how trans people are often targeted by law enforcement and...

Juneteenth is just around the corner. Historically, this celebration that is rarely recognized, but that is changing. Juneteenth commemorates the freeing of the last enslaved people in Galveston, TX on June 19, 1865, over 2 years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. It has only been 156 years since the last of the enslaved people were freed and then there were so many hurdles to cross to get where we are.   Juneteenth has been getting a lot more recognition in recent years. Just about every major city has its own celebration for Juneteenth. Most people have cookouts, parades, and church services to commemorate this day. Lately this has gathered crowds and demonstrators to speak out about the inequities in...