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![A sign placed near a body of water reads "CLIMATE ACTION NOW"](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0509-CLIMATE-ACTION-400x300.jpg)
Pipeline Company Targets Individual Tribal Members in Court Battle for Line 5
Enbridge's lawsuit takes an adversarial stance against members of the Bad River Ojibwe tribe.
![George Yancy, left, speaks to historian Robin Kelley about the current conservative pushback against critical discussions about race and racism, Black pain and suffering, practices of hope, and much more.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0505-george-yancy-robin-kelley-400x300.jpg)
Robin Kelley: White Indifference Is Normalizing Spectacular Acts of Violence
Historian Robin D.G. Kelley discusses navigating the anti-Black racism of universities.
![Activists march for missing and murdered Indigenous women at the Women's March California 2019 on January 19, 2019, in Los Angeles, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0428-indigenous-march-400x300.jpg)
Indigenous Abolitionists Are Organizing for Healing and SurvivalÂ
“This really is a time of action,” says Indigenous organizer Morning Star Gali.
![A flag is unfurled on the field prior to a game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field on June 11, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1323070116-400x300.jpg)
Major League Baseball Desegregated 75 Years Ago, But It’s Still Rife With Racism
Struggle from below desegregated the league, but the fight continues as racial injustice has mutated over time.
![Daunte Wright's family members place candles around a memorial for Wright on April 11, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022-0412-minneapolis-candles-400x300.jpg)
A Year After Police Killed Daunte Wright, Minneapolis Is Still Resisting
Family members observed the one-year anniversary of Wright’s killing on Monday as the push for change continues.
![A collage of two photos: On the left, a photo of Kenyairra and her older sister Kenyonna English at her aunt Penny's house in 2008. This photo was taken just days after the burial of Kenyairra's older sister Stacia Davis who passed away from cancer. Kneyonna (left) wears black earrings and a white sweater. Kenyairra (right) leans her head onto her sisters' left shoulder while holding up a peace sign. They both have gentle smiles. On the right, a black and White photo of Kenyairra and her younger brother Hywel Bowman celebrating his high school graduation at the Radisson Inn located in Madison, WI Spring 2018. Her hair is in locs and is braided back. She wears a jersey that reads "dope" across the waist. Hywel is wearing a backwards baseball cap and a white polo shirt. Kenyairra (left) rests her elbow on her brother's right shoulder. Their smiles are big and joyous. This photo was taken just 5 months before Kenyairra would be charged for defending herself.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0411-madison-p-400x300.jpg)
A Survivor of Violence Is Being Punished in “the Best Place to Live in America”
Survivors of violence face double persecution: first at the hands of abusers, and then at the hands of the legal system.
![A homeless man walks through Manhattan on March 31, 2022, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1388834655-400x300.jpg)
States Legislators Can Usher In an Anti-Racist, Equitable Recovery. Here’s How.
Billions in unspent federal pandemic aid can be used to uplift and invest in struggling communities.
![Trimmed marijuana flower is seen in the final stages of processing at a manufacturing facility in Medway, Massachusetts, on October 27, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1236440432-400x300.jpg)
House Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill With Racial Justice Provisions
Democrats could give President Joe Biden the historic opportunity to finally end federal prohibition of cannabis.
![Family Members of Emmett Till and Ida B. Wells Respond to Anti-Lynching Law](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/SEG1-biden-fix-400x300.jpg)
Family Members of Emmett Till and Ida B. Wells Respond to Anti-Lynching Law
President Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law on Tuesday, culminating over a century of advocacy.
![Hundreds of protestors march numerous blocks demonstrating against police brutality and the death of George Floyd on June 1, 2020, in Hollywood, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0329-black-lives-matter-400x300.jpg)
Uprising for Black Lives Drove Cancellation of Joint US-Israeli Police Trainings
Ending police exchanges will help build a world where our ties are of solidarity and common pursuits for justice.