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Racial Justice
Trump to Black Americans: “You Have to Learn” About “Your History”
The president threatened last week to sign an executive order punishing “anarchists” who destroy statues with jail time.
We Must Confront Anti-Black History in All Forms in the Age of #BlackLivesMatter
Those of us in Dominican and Latinx communities must acknowledge and resist our own colorism and anti-Blackness.
Black Lives Matter Protests Are Shifting Racial Justice Dialogues in Pro Sports
NASCAR “did more in 48 hours than the NFL did for Colin Kaepernick for four or five years,” says activist Etan Thomas.
The Black Radical Tradition Can Help Us Imagine a More Just World
As schools reopen, educators should strive to teach students about the Black radical tradition.
Henry Giroux: Black Lives Matter Rebellions Are Pushing for Structural Change
A growing international movement among youth raises new hopes for rethinking the future.
Black Lives Matter Movement in Seattle Occupies Six-Block “Autonomous Zone”
In its list of demands, the “Free Capitol Hill” group calls for police abolition, economic changes and more.
Police Killed Breonna Taylor in Her Home. Their Report Lists Injuries as “None.”
The report runs four pages and is almost entirely free of information about the no-knock raid that killed Taylor.
Khalil Gibran Muhammad Discusses the Significance of Calls to Defund the Police
"We have run out of options in terms of reform, in terms of thinking about what the police can do for themselves.”
Support for Uprisings Against Police Brutality Jumped 20 Points in One Week
A new poll shows more than 8 in 10 Americans say changes are needed in how policing is conducted in the U.S.
Racist Violence Can’t Be Separated From the Violence of Neoliberal Capitalism
Neoliberal society is built on the myth that economic prosperity is hermetically sealed from racial and social justice.