Why Bicycle Justice Isn鈥檛 a White Guy in Spandex
Well, it doesn鈥檛 have to be. People of color make up the fastest-growing demographic among cyclists, and everyone benefits.
Racial Justice
Sick of 鈥淲hite Nonsense鈥�? This Social Media Posse Will Come to the Rescue
A new social media crew is calling out fellow White people who use their accounts to post racist comments, as well as those who simply need a quick privilege check.
Why We Need to See Those Videos of Police Brutality
Outrage over videos of violent injustice will help spark deep social change.
How We Report on Structural Racism Can Hurt Us鈥攐r Heal Us
Too many headlines and stories right now are contributing to a polarized society, but media could instead play an important role in revealing our shared humanity.
After the Violence and Videos, Therapists Learn to Treat Racial Trauma
From specialized clinics for African Americans to social media events that take the shame out of sharing, there's a movement to heal the psychological scars of racism.
The Real Reason the RNC Was So Angry
From Obama to Black Lives Matter, everyone is talking about structural racism鈥攕omething Trump鈥檚 supporters don鈥檛 want to own.
Fear: What Police Reform Doesn鈥檛 Address
The most effective reforms are the ones that build community trust between citizens and the police that serve them.
This Country Needs a Truth and Reconciliation Process on Violence Against African Americans鈥擱ight Now
America has a long history of violence against black citizens. What response can disrupt patterns set by centuries of racism?
We Already Know How to Reduce Police Racism and Violence
Recent research has shown cities what works. For starters, hire more female police officers.
A Tough Choice for Feminist Black Lives Matter Activists
Protesting a police killing and marching in support of a man convicted of rape can pose a real dilemma when one in five women nationwide has suffered a sexual assault.
I Assumed It Was Racism鈥擨t Was Patriarchy
Why are some women more invisible than others? To grow new anti-patriarchal movements like Black Lives Matter, we need to start opening our eyes.
Boycotts Won鈥檛 Change Mississippi鈥擝ut Civil Rights History Shows Us How We Can
To fight discrimination in Mississippi, out-of-state allies should strengthen their ties to the state, not sever them.
3 Maps Show Where Legal Abortions Are Hardest to Get鈥攁nd Who Lives There
1 in 3 women will have an abortion by age 45.
Seattle Students Call for Nationwide Awakening on Campus Racism
Seattle University students plan to sleep outside their dean鈥檚 office for as long as it takes her to resign. Will she budge?
Spring 2016: “What We Fear” Powerful Voice Winner Jazmyn Bryant
Read Jazmyn's essay, "A Serf in the Midst of Feudalism" about personally confronting racial injustice, and how necessary it is to act collectively for a reformed system.
After a Century In Decline, Black Farmers Are Back And On the Rise
These Black farmers don鈥檛 stop at healthy food. They鈥檙e healing trauma, instilling collective values, and changing the way their communities think about the land.
Immigration Is Not Just a Latino Thing. Here鈥檚 Why We Need Black Leaders
For years, the immigrant rights movement has been largely led by Latinos. Today, Black leadership is playing an increasingly important role in the grassroots fight to change U.S. immigration policy.
National Parks Are Used Mostly By Older White People. Here鈥檚 Why That Needs to Change
With its history of segregation, the Park Service has had a rocky relationship with race. But if youth of color don鈥檛 connect with the outdoors, who will be its future stewards?
Finally, the U.S. Steps Closer to Racial Healing With a National Truth and Reconciliation Commission
South Africa used truth and reconciliation to address its racist history. Now these organizers think it's time for the United States to do the same.
Kids Turn Baltimore鈥檚 Uprising Into Art
After Freddie Gray鈥檚 death, Baltimore photographer Devin Allen鈥檚 photo landed on the cover of Time Magazine. Today he鈥檚 teaching local youth how to use cameras to tell their own stories.
10 Black Women Innovators and the Awesome Things They Brought Us
From a better hairbrush to modern 3D technology, ten things that might never have existed without the invention or innovation of black women.
Unsung Black Heroines Launched a Modern Domestic Workers Movement鈥擯owered By Their Own Stories
The struggle for labor rights started decades ago among private household workers, mostly African-American women, whose stories inspired a powerful nationwide movement for dignity.
Are Candidates Exploiting the Families of Black Victims for Votes? Sandra Bland鈥檚 Mom Says 鈥淣o鈥�
Black votes matter, but some question whether Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton鈥檚 endorsements from relatives of police brutality victims are appropriate.
“Justice for All” Student Writing Lesson
Dig deep to identify and explain how you personally can treat people more justly. Describe what treating people fairly and humanely looks like to you. How might your actions make a difference where you live (school and community)? In greater society?
The Role of an Activist Attorney in the #BlackLivesMatter Movement
For civil rights lawyers, litigating isn't enough. They need to engage with the struggle of black Americans firsthand.
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