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Trump’s Attacks on Census Go Well Beyond Citizenship Question
The Census Bureau has been forced to cut in half the number of regional offices needed to get an accurate count.
The FBI Appears to Be Engaged in a Modern-Day Version of COINTELPRO
FBI records suggest the agency is targeting Black protesters for their First Amendment–protected activity.
Baby Bonds Are a Revolutionary Way to Close the Racial Wealth Divide
“Baby bond” accounts for all American kids would bridge the racial wealth gap.
As We Mourn Notre Dame, Let Us Remember Black Churches Also Matter
Over a 10-day period in one rural Louisiana town last month, three Black churches burned to the ground.
Republicans Twist White Nationalism Hearing Into Islamophobic Forum
Rather than repudiate white supremacist violence, lawmakers chose to attack its critics.
Nipsey’s Murder Reminds Us That We Live in a Lethal Anti-Black Society
The white supremacist state profits off gun violence while blaming it on Black communities.
Settler Colonialism Lurked Beneath the Christchurch Massacre
Fascism is little more than colonialism turned inwards.
Socialist Principles Have Always Been Part of Black American Tradition
Black American socialism is rooted in longstanding traditions of mutual aid and cooperation.
Building Movements Through a Black, Queer, Feminist Lens
This lens is central to organizing for collective liberation, says “Unapologetic” author Charlene Carruthers.
Fighting Racial Bias in an Age of Mass Murder
Implicit bias impacts everything from hate crimes to microaggressions in the workplace, school and community.