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Racial Justice
Why the Demand for Black Bone Marrow Donors Is High — and Awareness Is Low
Addressing racism in the medical profession is crucial to finding solutions.
Why I Can’t Bring Myself to Watch “When They See Us”
I will watch DuVernay's miniseries to bear witness. But going into it, as a Black mother, I’m filled with terror.
The History of Black Women Championing Demands for Reparations
For Black women, the fight for reparations is not new, but a long-lasting battle for social justice.
Can Legislation Help Diversify Solar Workforce? Illinois Hopes So.
Advocates say previous clean energy legislation did too little to close the solar industry’s diversity gap.
We Have the Means to Fund Reparations. Where Is the Political Will?
An in-depth look at ways to redistribute wealth to end the U.S.'s multigenerational legacy of white supremacy.
Pot Industry Owes Reparations to Those Criminalized for Drug Use
Three leading thinkers and activists in cannabis economic justice discuss strategies with Laura Flanders.
For Black Americans, “Jury of Your Peers” Is a Hollow Phrase
Systemic racism creates a chain reaction that impacts virtually every area of life for Black Americans.
On Mother’s Day, Remember the Mothers of Trayvon, Sandra and Tamir
A lamentation for the mothers of Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland, Tamir Rice and others harmed by police violence.
Movement Grows to Free Black Women From Jail for Mother’s Day
For the third year in a row, “Black Mama’s Bail Out Day” is raising money to bail black women out of jail.
I’m Somali, a US Resident and Muslim, and Ilhan Omar Represents Me
As a Somali Muslim woman from Minneapolis, I am deeply offended by the lack of support for Omar in Congress.