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Vanessa Taylor

Vanessa Taylor is a Minnesota-born and Philadelphia-based writer focusing on Black Muslim womanhood and technology. They are specifically interested in surveillance, Afrofuturism, and the revolutionary potential of fiction. They are the curator of NAZAR, an independent journalism project on surveillance, and the founding Editor-in-Chief of The Drinking Gourd, a Black Muslim literary magazine.

25 Jul 2022

Abolitionist Organizers Warn ‘Counter-Extremism’ Won’t Stop White Supremacist Violence

With right-wing mass shootings on the rise, increased surveillance represents a double-edged sword for communities of color most often targeted by such programs.

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Abolitionist Organizers Warn ‘Counter-Extremism’ Won’t Stop White Supremacist Violence

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