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Racial Justice
Remembering the 1968 Orangeburg Massacre
The 1968 Orangeburg massacre is one of the most violent and least remembered events of the civil rights movement.
The Tree of Life Shooting Was a Year Ago. The Far-Right Threat Still Looms.
Keeping communities safe against hateful rhetoric will require a bold, expansive vision.
Indigenous Abortion Access Shouldn’t Be Tied to Western Religious Values
Treaties require the U.S. government to provide health care to Indigenous people — this includes abortion.
Banks and the Real Estate Business Have Undermined Black Homeowners
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor’s new book, “Race for Profit,” examines the roots of this crisis.
Tribal Sovereignty Is Key to the Struggle for Democracy in 2020
There is a blossoming of tribal community initiatives which are built on traditional Indigenous wisdom and practices.
A Growing Anti-Racist Network Takes on the Rise of Far-Right Politics in Germany
For many groups, a part of the work involves explaining that neo-Nazis are not fringe or only made up of poor people.
Anti-Semitic and Anti-Muslim Murders Are Latest in String of Fascist Attacks
These attacks are connected, and their common threads are not going away.
Intersectionality Is a Hot Topic — and So Is the Term’s Misuse
Author Jennifer C. Nash pushes the boundaries of Black feminism’s engagement with intersectionality.
Outrage in Texas as Police Kill Atatiana Jefferson at Home
Atatiana Jefferson is the seventh person since June who has been killed by a Fort Worth police officer.
Arkansas’ Phillips County Remembers the Racial Massacre the US Forgot
The Elaine Massacre is perhaps the single deadliest instance of racist violence against Black people in U.S. history.