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Black Lives Matter
Respectability Politics Is Losing Ground in Black Liberation Struggles
By turning away from middle-class white values, Black activists have set our political imagination free.
Black Lives Matter Is Making Single Moms Homeowners
The Louisville chapter of Black Lives Matter is buying vacant homes for low-income families to fight gentrification.
All Schools Should Teach Students That Black Lives Matter
Last week's Black Lives Matter at School discussed restorative justice, internationalism, Black families and more.
Fighting for Black Lives in Schools and Unions
We must challenge anti-Black racism and incorporate the Black Struggle into the union struggle.
In 2019, Let’s Resolve to Organize With Love in the Face of Apocalypse
Love shows us what to move toward to both free and protect what we so deeply care about.
Jury Finds Chicago Cop Guilty of Second-Degree Murder in Shooting of Black Teen
The guilty verdict is a major victory for the movement to hold police accountable for their crimes.
Ferguson Activist Says: “We Need More Than Change, We Need Revolution”
The fight for Black liberation continues in Ferguson, four years after Michael Brown's murder.
Black Lives Matter in Our Schools: Developing an Anti-Racist Pedagogy
“Teaching for Black Lives” offers educators insights into intersectional Black identities and overlapping oppressions.
Pushing Back Against White Supremacists a Year After Charlottesville
It's up to the public to deny the far right their forum because the state is busy protecting their free speech.
Research Shows Entire Black Communities Suffer Trauma After Police Shootings
Police killings of unarmed African Americans have created a mental health crisis of enormous proportions.