Police Shooting Data Reveal New Tactics and Training Will Only Go So Far
To create meaningful change, we must look beyond high-profile cases and ask why certain police-civilian encounters occur at all.
Racial Justice
The Radical Work of Healing: Fania and Angela Davis on a New Kind of Civil Rights Activism
"Self-care and healing and attention to the body and the spiritual dimension鈥攁ll of this is now a part of radical social justice struggles."
One Southern Leader Bridges Civil Rights鈥� Past and Black Lives Matter鈥檚 Future
Irving Allen on creating an inclusive movement. 鈥淵ou鈥檙e not organizing unless you鈥檙e training up the next generation.鈥�
The Program Helping Youth Unify the Most Segregated City in America
In Chicago, low-income kids don鈥檛 usually have the opportunity to travel outside their own neighborhoods. My Block, My Hood, My City is changing that.
How This Black Student Used Documents and DNA to Find Her Slave Ancestors
Like many African Americans, Lakisha David wanted to trace the roots of her family, who for years were documented only as property. Here鈥檚 how she did it.
Fall 2015: “Justice For All” Middle School/High School Winner Amani Lazarus
Amani Lazarus is a middle school student at Palmetto Scholars Academy in North Charleston, South Carolina. She read and responded to the online 大象传媒 Magazine article "I Can't Breathe Until Everyone Can Breathe," by Gerald Mitchell. Read Amani's essay, "A Deafening Silence," about how we can't stand quietly while others scream in pain, that we must speak for those who have been silenced by social injustice.
Fall 2015: “Justice For All” Powerful Voice Winner Naomi Blair
Naomi Blair is a student at Kirkwood High School in Kirkwood, Missouri. She read and responded to the online 大象传媒 Magazine article "I Can't Breathe Until Everyone Can Breathe," by Gerald Mitchell. Read Naomi's essay, "Black Girl, White Space" about the prejudice she faces in her AP class and the experiment she is doing to expose this injustice.
After Ferguson Uprising, Should St. Louis Spend $1 Billion on a New Football Stadium?
Just a year and a half after the St. Louis area became internationally known for racism, the city is considering building a billion-dollar stadium. If justice was our priority, says organizer Julia Ho, those tax dollars would be spent very differently.
A Lifelong Search for Real Education
Grace Lee and Jimmy Boggs brought people together to rebuild inner-city Detroit and to teach the things you can鈥檛 learn in a classroom. At 94, Grace is still at it.
What White People Can Do for Food Justice
Creator of Master Cooks Corps train-the-trainer program Chef Nadine Nelson says White people in the food movement should ask themselves: What are you doing to hold yourself accountable to people of color?
Why MLK鈥檚 Dream Took on Poverty and War Along with Racism
It鈥檚 important to remember the full scope of King鈥檚 dream.
MLK鈥檚 鈥淩acism and the World House鈥�: More Relevant than Ever
Martin Luther King, Jr.鈥檚 thinking on racism pertained to all of world society, not just the United States. In this writing, he makes the case that racism is a 鈥渃orrosive evil鈥� that must be conquered before we can achieve peace.
Generation Mixed: Breaking the Race Barrier
How the under-35 set is breaking the race barrier.
United by Hard Times: Workers Organize Across Race Lines
A tough economy makes cross-race organizing more important than ever.
Seven Great Ideas for Movement Builders
Movement building is not just about winning on a particular issue, says Grace Lee Boggs. It is about advancing the evolution of human society.
The beloved community of Martin Luther King
Reflections on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s revolutionary ideas and what they might mean for us today.
Etiquette for Activists
Why do so many attempts to build coalitions across race and culture result in hurt and division? These seasoned activists offer tips on what makes the difference between success and disaster.
Second Chance For Black Farmers
A recent class-action suit by black farmers against the USDA fails to stem the loss of land by African American farmers.
Freedom’s Sacred Dance
The Veterans of Hope Project brings together veterans of the civil rights movement with young activist to explore links between religion and social transformation.
White on Black, Black on White
Two perspectives on a talking circle about racism held following the WTO protests in Seattle.
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