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Black Lives Matter
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Our History and Our Dreams: Building Black and Native Solidarity
Black and Native activists must reconcile our differences, as we build forward at the intersections of our movements.
Confronting the Pro-Police Backlash
The need for Black Lives Matter has never been greater.
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Black Sex Workers’ Lives Matter: Appropriation of Black Suffering
Anti-sex work campaigns attempt to gain funding and legal reform, but without connections to historical or current Black movements.
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The Hypocrisy of Glenn Beck’s All Lives Matter March
The "All Lives Matter" is trying to ignore the issues of racism away.
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Free Speech Doesn’t Kill People
The true interest of opponents is not lowering crime rates or officer safety, but shutting down a powerful social movement.
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White Supremacy Is Alive and All Too Well
Our system amounts to affirmative action for white people.
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Ferguson and the Second Amendment
Today, a surprising coalition is emerging in Ferguson to breathe new life into the Second Amendment, uniting Oathkeepers and Black Lives Matter activists.
The Dirty War Against Youth, From Ferguson to Ayotzinapa
From both sides of the US-Mexico border, youth are demanding justice in response to acts of state violence.
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We Disrupted Hillary Clinton on Behalf of Black Trans Women – Here’s Why
We are fighting for our trans family: Black liberation means all Black people, and we resist the idea that anyone is disposable in our work.
Will Grassroots Movements Change the Political Discourse in Iowa?
Presidential elections are an opportunity for grassroots movements to punch above their weight - especially in caucus states.