TITLE: Professor Conducts Libation to Summon Spirits of Blacks Killed by Police in Hollywood Church
SENTENCE 1: Speaking at the church where advocates had gathered to discuss their opposition to a $3.5 billion jail expansion plan in Los Angeles County along with the issue of mass incarceration, Abdullah, who is one of the original organizers of the Black Lives Matter movement, argued that because the issue of mass incarceration was also a spiritual struggle, it was important to conduct the libation ritual to summon the energy of those who had died in the struggle for civil rights.
SENTENCE 2: And we understand that there is a direct relationship, our ancestors demand that we engage in this work because as an African person in this country we know we were brought over here as chattel and once they banned the slave plantations, many of those plantations were warped into prisons so they continue to enslave us.
SENTENCE 3: From Africa to Asia, Latin America to Europe and North America to Central America, there is enough evidence that abandoning the ways of God will fetch us disaster now and hell fire in the world to come," Ayuk added.

Bias label: slightly
Annotator rationales:
If the text describes the libation ritual as a means to summon the energy of the deceased, then it risks framing the event in a way that could be misunderstood or sensationalized by readers unfamiliar with the cultural and spiritual significance of such practices.
If the text frames mass incarceration as a 'spiritual struggle,' then it risks oversimplifying the systemic and political nature of the issue by conflating it with spiritual or metaphysical concerns.
If the text attributes agency to ancestors in demanding action, then it risks alienating readers who may not share the same spiritual or cultural beliefs, potentially reducing the accessibility of the message.
If the text generalizes the experience of being 'brought over here as chattel' to all African people, then it risks perpetuating a monolithic narrative about the diverse experiences of African-descended individuals in the U.S.
If the text equates modern prisons with historical plantations, then it risks oversimplifying the evolution of incarceration systems while reinforcing a powerful but polarizing metaphor that may not resonate with all audiences.
If the text includes a sweeping global reference without substantiating evidence, then it risks making the claim appear overly broad or unsubstantiated, diminishing its credibility.
If the text asserts divine retribution as a consequence of abandoning religious principles, then it risks alienating secular readers and detracting from the focus on systemic issues like mass incarceration.