Racial Justice
Black Americans Back Defunding Police
A new survey by the Movement for Black Lives finds that a majority of Black Americans support reallocating police funding toward community care.
| Dec 13, 2023
Democracy
Where Mutual Aid Comes to Its Own Assistance
Amid police crackdowns on mutual aid efforts around housing, many activists are finding support in each other.
Shane Burley | Mar 20, 2023
Democracy
For Women Like Charleena Lyles, Trauma Has Trickled Down for Generations
How symptoms of mental illness manifest in Black women, and the steps you can take toward healing.
Angela O鈥橲haughnessy | Jun 26, 2017
大象传媒
Zoot Suits: A Fashion Movement that Sparked Mexican American Resistance
This June marks the 74th anniversary of the Zoot Suit Riots, a series of weeklong race riots that swept Los Angeles in the summer of 1943. The spirit lives on today.
Angela O鈥橲haughnessy | Jun 09, 2017
Environment
My Indigenous Culture Is an Act of Resistance
Two generations saw our Inuit and Dine homelands in Northern Canada nearly destroyed. Now my way of life is one of cultural repair.
Siku Allooloo | Sep 27, 2019
Economy
How a Black Commons Could Help Build Communal Wealth
A long history of racism has prevented many Black folks from owning land or homes鈥攎aking it harder to accrue wealth and pass it on to future generations.
Julian Agyeman & Kofi Boone | Jun 26, 2020
Democracy
How Women of Color in Congress Are Pushing a Grassroots Agenda
Despite roadblocks, "the Squad鈥 has pushed progressive legislation, scrutinized the powerful, and changed the conversation around who gets to hold political power.
Sonali Kolhatkar | Jul 29, 2021
Environment
Nature Welcomes Queer People When Society Doesn鈥檛
For the city鈥檚 LGBTQ community, Toronto鈥檚 outdoor spaces have been sites of both liberation and violence.
KC Hoard | Jun 28, 2024
大象传媒
Love, Justice, and Common Humanity: A Student鈥檚 Perspective on Finding Hope
Because the humanity of every person is what we fight for when we advocate to end police violence, to support better treatment for COVID patients and doctors, or to institute justice everywhere.
Miriam Awan | Jul 14, 2020
大象传媒
NBA Athletes Weren鈥檛 Just Boycotting Games鈥擳hey Were on Strike
When NBA players refused to take the court, athlete activism escalated to a new level.
Abraham I. Khan | Aug 31, 2020
Environment
Is 2020 the Opening for a Just Transition?
As the U.S. considers how to reopen, stimulate, and recover its economy post-pandemic, how radically could it be reimagined?
Breanna Draxler | Sep 29, 2020
Social Media for the Revolution
Has the age of digital organizing come and gone?
Reina Sultan | Mar 04, 2024
Democracy
No 鈥淰ictories,鈥 No 鈥淒efeats鈥: Watch Your Words If You Value Social Change
Taking a lesson from Standing Rock, we must be careful with language while working toward progress in the Trump years.
Arun Gupta | Dec 09, 2016
Democracy
Meet the McDonald鈥檚 Cashier Taking on Her CEO for Climate Change
If raising a family on a McDonald鈥檚 salary wasn鈥檛 hard enough, Tina Sandoval is working to transform the fast-food industry into one that is good for both people and planet.
Brooke Anderson | Jun 17, 2016
Confronting Caste
A Dalit American leader offers a profound meditation on the violence of caste apartheid, pathways to abolition, and collective healing.