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Rell Brown
also published as Cherrell Brown
Organizer, writer, abolitionist, grantmaker, and attorney-in-training building Black political power through movement strategy, philanthropy, law, and storytelling.
Black liberation
Abolition
Movement strategy
Philanthropy
Law
Featured writing
Refinery29 / Unbothered
This Juneteenth, If We Want Black Liberation, We Need Global Solidarity Now
On Ferguson, Palestine, Nigeria, Black internationalism, and the global struggle for liberation.
ESSENCE
Where Do We Go From Here?
Written for ESSENCE’s special Black Lives Matter collector’s issue.
ESSENCE
Abolition Will Remain a Struggle Long After Election Day
Why abolition cannot be reduced to a party, candidate, or election cycle.
Public letter · Co-author
#8CantWait Is Based on Faulty Data Science
Co-authored with Philip V. McHarris.
Paste Magazine
Black, Queer and Powerful: Annalise Keating
On race, queerness, power, and representation on television.
Watch & listen
MSNBC · Melissa Harris-Perry / Nerdland
Race, Policing, and the Akai Gurley Case
Archive documenting two February 15, 2015 panel appearances.
PBS NewsHour
What Black and Brown Voters Expect After the Election
WNYC / The Takeaway
Racism, Misogyny & Tech: The Leslie Jones Hack
Dream Defenders / Law for Black Lives
Unlock Us: Abolition in Our Lifetime
Profiles & interviews
The Guardian
Why Melissa Harris-Perry’s MSNBC Show Mattered
In These Times
The Execution That Birthed a Movement
Black Girl Dangerous
BGD’s Crush of the Month: Cherrell Brown
Interview
Black Anger Is Righteous
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