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#BernieSoBlack in the Context of “Confederate Flag Down, Rainbow Flag Up“
The satirical hashtag #BernieSoBlack exposes the problem with equating the same-sex marriage ruling with the symbolic Confederate flag lowering.
Henry A. Giroux | The Racist Killing Fields in the US: The Death of Sandra Bland
The United States is a place where democracy cannot breathe.
As Lawmakers Debate Removing Confederate Flag, Meet the Activist Who Took It Down
Bree Newsome took down the Confederate flag herself.
Jews for Racial Justice Move the Conversation About Police Brutality Into White Communities
Jews for Racial and Economic Justice organizes in ways that will keep them strong when the media moves on.
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Obama’s Amazing Grace
He left Clementa Pinckney's funeral as a black man who happened to be president.
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Interrupting Pride for Black Lives
A group of Black youth in Chicago did right Sunday by the memory of those whose actions the gay pride parade is meant to honor.
“Black Lives Matter” Takes on Special Meaning in South Carolina
"We've been terrorized for hundreds of years."
The Broken System That Killed My Son
Carla Sheffield, Burrell Ramsey-White's mother, talks about her struggle for peace and justice.
“I Am Not Nonviolent”: New Nina Simone Film Captures Singer and Activist’s Uncompromising Voice
We look back at the life of one of the most important voices of the civil rights movement: the singer Nina Simone.
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Surviving White Terrorism: Next Steps in the Struggle for Black Lives
Black communities continue to suffer through anti-Black violence, domestic terrorism and anti-Black racism.