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Black Athletes Have Been Involved in the Political Struggle From the Beginning
A CounterSpin interview with Howard Bryant on Black athletes and activism.
New Memorial Shows That Black Women Were Victims of Lynchings, Too
The stories of lynched Black women are essential to the history of domestic US terrorism.
Why Black Stories Matter: They Build Empathy and Heal Trauma
The telling of these stories will engender empathic pathways in the soul and in the heart.
To Be a Survivor in a Nation of Embedded Racism: Black Lives Matter
A compelling memoir from a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement.
From Stephon Clark to Voter Suppression, the Attack on Black America Intensifies
Here are three interlocking cycles that fuse into the vortex of second-tier citizenship for Black America: a pre-existing racialized poverty, aggressive policing and voter disenfranchisement.
Black Lives Matter Activist Muhiyidin d’Baha, Who Grabbed Confederate Flag, Shot Dead in New Orleans
Black Lives Matter activist Muhiyidin du2019Baha died Tuesday.
“When They Call You a Terrorist”: The Life of Black Lives Matter Cofounder Patrisse Khan-Cullors
A powerful new book tells the story of one woman as she fights back against social and racial injustice in the US.
After Erica Garner’s Death, I Can’t Breathe Through the Tears
Perhaps our grief can spark people to join the movement to end the oppression.
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Justice for Alonzo Smith: Beverly Smith Reflects on Her Son’s Life Before He Was Killed by Special Police
“I am still seeking justice for my son!”
St. Louis Rises Up Against Police Violence Again; Corporate Media Ignore Uprising
The fight for justice continues.