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As Black Churches Burn Across the South, Are White Supremacist Attacks Continuing?
The FBI is launching an investigation into fires set at seven Black churches.
I Am Not Dylann Roof’s Woman
His claim to act in women's defense is as old as white supremacy itself, and it's been refuted for just as long.
Phil Thompson on the Historical Fight for Civil and Economic Rights
MIT's Phil Thompson discusses the historical opposition to slavery as a labor system, and the Black struggle to advance economic and human rights.
Rep. Nydia Velázquez: Freedom for Oscar López Rivera Unites Puerto Ricans Across Political Lines
This year marks Lopez's 34th year behind bars.
LGBTQ Activism Continues for Bias Protections and Overlooked Trans Issues
Many LGBTQ leaders are now redirecting their attention to other goals.
Four Decades After Burning Confederate Flag, Activist Says the Struggle Continues
Brett Bursey calls himself the oldest living Confederate prisoner of war.
Bree Newsome Scales Flagpole, Removes South Carolina Capitol Confederate Flag
Calls to remove the flag intensified after last week's shooting.
Mourners Flock to South Carolina as Funerals Begin for Emanuel Massacre Victims
Mourners gathered for the first two funerals in a series.
“Black Lives Matter” Takes on Special Meaning in South Carolina
“We've been terrorized for hundreds of years.”
Lewis Gordon Presents: “What Fanon Said”
Frantz Fanon as an exemplar of thought against forms of reason marked by racism.