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Racial Justice
In Wake of Recent Victories, Standing Rock Activists Carry On With Renewed Hope
The recent spate of favorable pipeline rulings is just the first step on the long road to victory, say activists.
People of Color Are Facing Economic Devastation While Police Get a Blank Check
Activists are drawing attention to the connections between police killings and rising inequality across racial lines.
Legal Complaint Against Venmo Challenges Anti-Muslim Discrimination
This is the first U.S. case against Venmo’s policy of targeting transactions on the basis of religion and ethnicity.
Wells Fargo Reported Giving Only One Large PPP Loan to a Black-Owned Business
The bank processed more than 12,000 loans over $150,000. It reported giving only one to a Black-owned company.
Confronting White Supremacy Can’t Come Through Top-Down “Justice”
Our best hope lies in grassroots, community-led truth and reconciliation processes based in restorative justice.
Portland’s Wall of Moms Joined by Dads With Leaf Blowers Against Trump’s Police
Uprisings against police violence toward Black Americans were intensified by the presence of federal agents in Portland.
“I Felt Like I Was Going to Die”: The Late John Lewis on Selma’s “Bloody Sunday”
Lewis helped lead the historic 1965 Selma to Montgomery march, when he was almost beaten to death by police.
Veteran Black Panther: Links Between Capitalism and Racism Are in Plain Sight
Former Black Panther Party Minister of Culture Emory Douglas discusses revolutionary art amid the current uprisings.
Why We’re Striking for Black Lives: It’s Time for a Reckoning
Workers of all races are walking off the job today, to unite in demanding racial and economic justice.
To Honor John Lewis, Democrats Demand McConnell Stop Blocking Voting Rights Act
Efforts in Congress to restore the Voting Rights Act have stalled, while some suggest the bill be renamed after Lewis.