Tag: homelessness

The Unseen Siege: Eviction as State Violence Against Black Women and Families

The Unseen Siege: Eviction as State Violence Against Black Women and Families

Sammie Lewis

The images from the Ruben Peeler case are burned into our collective consciousness, a Black man in mental health crisis, an eviction notice as a trigger, a wellness check that quickly turned into a hyper-militarized police siege. The community has rightly rallied around Ruben. We…