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Racial Justice
How Do You Teach Younger Students With an Antiracism Lens?
Educators are finding tools to teach young kids about America’s racist past and present in age-appropriate ways.
Kenosha Police Under Scrutiny for Case of Black Teen Jailed for Killing Abuser
The police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has brought renewed scrutiny to Chrystul Kizer's case.
Meet the Activist Who Is Driving the Push to Reclaim Nature for Black People
Rue Mapp, founder of Outdoor Afro, discusses her work connecting Black Americans more closely with the natural world.
DNC Featured Most Native Speakers Ever, But Native Issues Remain Under-Addressed
It remains to be seen whether the Democratic Party will take real steps to confront its colonizing past and present.
Trump’s New Racist Campaign Strategy Is Tweeting Mugshots of Black People
The effort to instill fear in voters about a future Biden presidency began the same day Kamala Harris joined his ticket.
“Kinship” Isn’t Enough — Harris Must Be Accountable to Black People
Kamala Harris's relationship to Black communities, writ large, has taken on the character of “fictive kinship.”
We Can’t Let the Nomination of Harris Blunt Our Demands for Racial Justice
The road to the White House leads away from Black struggle. We must not take our lead from machine politics.
Bill Clinton Used John Lewis’s Funeral to Disparage the Black Freedom Struggle
Who is Bill Clinton to weigh in on whether or not civil rights organizer Kwame Ture went “too far”?
Wells Fargo Reported Giving Only One Large PPP Loan to a Black-Owned Business
The bank processed more than 12,000 loans over $150,000. It reported giving only one to a Black-owned company.
Why We’re Striking for Black Lives: It’s Time for a Reckoning
Workers of all races are walking off the job today, to unite in demanding racial and economic justice.