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Derecka Purnell

Derecka Purnell is an organizer, writer, and recent Harvard Law School graduate. 

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Law & Justice

What Does Police Abolition Mean?

Abolition is not about transforming the police, it is about transforming the nation.

Derecka Purnell

Race, Reading Lists

Radical Political Action

A primer in the history and practice of radical black politics

Derecka Purnell, Boston Review

Forum Response

Derecka Purnell responds to Robin Kelley

Our demonstrations should make us smarter.

Derecka Purnell

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