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Black Lives Matter
Ferguson Activist Ashley Yates Talks Oakland, Assata Shakur and Black Woman Leadership
I can't imagine a movement without Black queer people, whether we're talking 2014 or 1965, says activist Ashley Yates.
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Dejuan Guillory, Shot and Killed by Police, Was a Father and a Human Being
The Louisiana man, a father of three, was killed July 6 by a sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop.
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Do Black Lives Matter? The Historical Record Speaks for Itself
Where once whites killed and terrorized from beneath a KKK hood, they they do so openly from behind a badge.
Moving the Needle on Black Liberation
“We need to center incarcerated people in the conversations about Black lives,” writes incarcerated organizer Emile DeWeaver.
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How Freedom Cities Can Make All People of Color Safer
While many city officials proclaim more police officers mean safer neighborhoods, these activists disagree.
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Facebook’s Secret Censorship Rules Protect White Men but Not Black Children From Hate Speech
Documents shed light on the censorship policies that differentiate between hate speech and legitimate political expression.
For Women Like Charleena Lyles, Trauma Has Trickled Down for Generations
How symptoms of mental illness manifest in Black women and the steps toward healing.
“America Is on Trial”: Historian Ibram X. Kendi on the Failure to Convict Cops Who Kill Black People
Historian Ibram X. Kendi discusses the acquittal of the police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile and what it means.
“The Vulnerable Have Entered a More Precarious State Than Ever”: Marc Lamont Hill on Neoliberalism’s “Nobodies“
Marc Lamont Hill discusses neoliberalism, the plea bargain system and the current callous politics of disposability.
Venezuela Is Under Attack for Asserting That Black Lives Matter
Venezuela's audacity in standing up to racism and racist US imperialism has earned it the wrath of US mainstream media.