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Defund the Police. Invest in Black Farmers.
We have an opportunity right now to turn this painful conversation around policing into one about life and growth.
I’m Protesting for a World That Affirms My Black Son’s Life Matters
I am angry that my son had to be born into a racist world, but the ongoing protests give me hope that we can change it.
Redlining Is Still Creating Racial Disparities 50 Years After It Was Banned
The racial disparities that existed decades earlier have been passed down through multiple generations.
A Giant Plastics Company Tried to Halt a Juneteenth Ceremony for Buried Slaves
A court upheld the rights of residents in Louisiana's “Death Alley” to observe the holiday on hallowed grounds.
Protesters Disrupt McConnell’s Sleep to Protest Police Killing of Breonna Taylor
Youth demonstrators gathered outside the Senate majority leader's house on Friday chanting, “No Justice! No Sleep!”
Trump Defends Cop Who Shot Rayshard Brooks in the Back
Trump's comments came hours after the announcement that the officer had been charged with felony murder.
Trump Doubles Down on Rally in Tulsa, Site of Race Massacre, as COVID Cases Rise
In 1921, a white mob killed as many as 300 people in a thriving African American business district in Tulsa.
Militia Member Opens Fire on Protester Demanding Removal of Conquistador Statue
The statue depicts Juan de Oñate, a Spanish conquistador who decimated the Indigenous Acoma village in 1599.
We Are Witnessing an Uprising Against a World Built on Anti-Blackness
This is not a protest about “bad apples” among police, it’s an uprising against a system built on anti-Black violence.
Henry Giroux: Black Lives Matter Rebellions Are Pushing for Structural Change
A growing international movement among youth raises new hopes for rethinking the future.