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Racial Justice
Hurricane Ida Is Proof Systemic Racism Aggravates the Effects of Climate Crisis
Black communities have been denied the same resources and protections afforded to wealthy, white neighborhoods.
Families of Color Warn About COVID Spread in Schools. They’re Being Ignored.
For months, a small coalition of parents and educators has sounded the alarm about New York City's reopening plan.
Media Fixate on Missing White Women and Ignore Black, Brown and Indigenous Women
Coverage of the case of Gabby Petito has renewed attention on what some call media's “missing white woman syndrome.”
Biden EPA’s Clean Car Standards Fall Short Even of 2012 Standards
The current proposed standards undermine Biden’s own commitments around climate, public health and racial justice.
On Labor Day, Let’s Support Member-Driven Unions, Fighting Against Oppression
We need an understanding of solidarity that recognizes how social oppression affects us all in and out of the workplace.
Biden Administration Should Grant Clemencies and Oppose Racist “Risk Assessment”
Biden must address the harm wrought by racist measures included in bipartisan prison reform legislation.
Report: Trump Admin Deployed Feds to Bring Harsher Charges on BLM Protesters
Throughout history, the federal government has worked to surveil and disrupt Black power movements.
House’s Hyde Amendment Vote Advances Abortion Justice and Racial Equity
Like other relics of racism and economic inequality, it is time to leave the Hyde Amendment in the past.
Human Rights Groups Demand Release of Sri Lanka Lawyer Held Months Without Trial
Sri Lanka has used the COVID-19 pandemic as a pretext to crack down on dissidents and civil liberties.
Bob Moses Embodied Collective Struggle for Black Freedom and Human Liberation
An educator, Moses also took action against war, imperialism and white supremacy. Let’s carry on his tradition.