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![Beyond White Supremacist Groups, We Must Eradicate Systemic White Supremacy](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/09/SEG2-BarbaraSmith-MilitarizedPolice-2-400x300.jpg)
Beyond White Supremacist Groups, We Must Eradicate Systemic White Supremacy
Black feminist scholar Barbara Smith discusses her proposal for an antiracist program to confront white supremacy.
![6 Months Later, Trauma of Breonna Taylor’s Killing Remains](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/09/SEG1or2-TheKillingOfBreonnaTaylor-3-400x300.jpg)
Trauma of Breonna Taylor’s Killing Remains for Community Six Months Later
The EMT's killing was not just a devastating blow to her friends and family, but a loss for the entire community.
![As activist Savina Martin, center, with the People's Forum, speaks, Anthony Meeks, with SEIU Local 888, throws up a fist during an SEIU members rally in front of the State House in Boston on "a day of reckoning" for Black Lives on July 20, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/09/2020_0907-union-blm-400x300.jpg)
Labor Must Make Defense of Black Lives Its Own Imperative
Black trade unionists are calling on the labor movement to unite in defense of Black lives.
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Corporations Must Reckon With Their Spin of Black Lives Matter
If companies are really committed to Black lives, their statements should include a reckoning with their own products.
![The Miami Heat and the Milwaukee Bucks kneel during the National Anthem prior to the start of a game during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at the Field House at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on September 2, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/09/2020_0904-nba-strike-400x300.jpg)
The Milwaukee Bucks Strike Is Part of a Long Tradition of Athlete Resistance
The Bucks strike came out of a resurgence of Black athlete organizing spanning football, soccer, baseball and more.
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Kenosha Journalist Quits Over Misleading Coverage of Jacob Blake Protests
The mainstream media’s role in perpetuating racism has come under increased scrutiny during nationwide uprisings.
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Trump Is Denying the US’s Racism While Stoking Its Flames in Kenosha
Trump plans to visit Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday.
![A woman writes a protest sign reading "INVEST IN THE STUDENTS PERIOD"](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/08/2020_0828-protest-sign-400x300.jpg)
Watered-Down “Anti-Racism Training” in Schools Is Perpetuating Racism
The Anti-Defamation League’s emphasis on “hate” ignores the structural and institutional roots of racist violence.
![Ann Coulter speaks onstage during Politicon 2018 at the Los Angeles Convention Center on October 20, 2018, in Los Angeles, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/08/2020_0828-ann-coulter-400x300.jpg)
Twitter Forces Ann Coulter to Delete Tweet Praising Kyle Rittenhouse
Rittenhouse was formally charged on Thursday with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.
![Wisconsin Rep Says He "Witnessed Firsthand" How White Supremacists Targeted Protesters Without Police Interference](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/08/SEG1-Bowen-Militia-400x300.jpg)
Wisconsin Rep.: White Supremacists Targeted Protesters Without Cop Interference
I witnessed firsthand organized white supremacists driving around targeting protesters, says Rep. David Bowen.