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Mourners for Black Queer and Trans Lives Attacked by Castro Bar
Activists entered Toad Hall and the SF Badlands Bar to invite the mostly white clientele of these bars to join us in affirming that Black Lives Matter, but were …
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Learning From “American Sniper“
“American Sniper” is a racist, militaristic movie. But it has much to teach us if we want to build a successful antiwar movement.
“The Power of the People”: “Selma” Director Ava DuVernay on Fight for Civil Rights, Voting Equality
In an extended interview with “Selma” director Ava DuVernay, we broadcast excerpts from her Oscar-nominated film.
Reporting on Armed White Teens Highlights Racial Double Standard
While the drama may be over, the legacy of the reporting remains.
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White People for Black Lives
I live in this moment as a white person who deeply believes in and who grew up in the Civil Rights Movement, when my family's lives and I were …
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Four Ways Republicans Are Trying to Take Us Back to the Jim Crow Era
Nearly 50 years after the events depicted in the film “Selma,” the right to vote is under threat once again.
John Pilger Interview: White Australians Would Like Aboriginal People to Disappear
John Pilger speaks to Truthout about his new documentary about the brutal conquest and continued racist treatment of the aboriginal people in Australia.
Blood on Their Hands: The Racist History of Modern Police Unions
Police unions have always played a powerful role in defending cops, no matter how brutal and racist their actions.
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Looking Away From Police Killings
The policies, practices and attitudes that lead to so many black people being killed by law enforcement have to be confronted.
From Lynching Photos to Michael Brown’s Body: Commodifying Black Death
It's worth questioning what it means for us culturally that the media exploits images of brutalized and dead Black people.