Mariame Kaba

Mariame Kaba is a leading prison and police abolitionist. She is the founder and director of Project NIA and the cofounder of Interrupting Criminalization. She is the author of the New York Times best seller We Do This ’Til We Free Us and co-author (with Andrea J. Ritchie) of No More Police (The New Press) and lives in New York City.

A participant holding a “Defund the Police” sign at a protest

Why We Don’t Say “Reform the Police” Why We Don’t Say “Reform the Police”

Reforms that leave policing’s core functions in place will not prevent state violence against Black people. To build a better society, we must abolish policing altogether.

Sep 2, 2022 / Mariame Kaba and Andrea J. Ritchie

How to End the Criminalization of America’s Mothers

How to End the Criminalization of America’s Mothers How to End the Criminalization of America’s Mothers

Other countries provide childcare and income supports for poor mothers; in the United States, we arrest them.

Aug 21, 2014 / Sarah Jaffe, Mariame Kaba, Randy Albelda, and Kathleen Geier

Where Twitter and Feminism Meet

Where Twitter and Feminism Meet Where Twitter and Feminism Meet

What role should the social platform play as the feminist movement continues to grow?

Apr 17, 2014 / Mariame Kaba, Andrea Smith, Lori Adelman, and Roxane Gay

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