As Our Bodies and Planetary Systems Become 鈥淚nflamed,鈥� How Do We Heal?
In their new book, authors Rupa Marya and Raj Patel explore how capitalism and colonialism have caused sickness and how Indigenous knowledge can offer healing.
Racial Justice
How to Prevent Crime Without Relying on Police
Crime is rising in America. But rather than rely on the knee-jerk response of increased policing, one violence-prevention expert offers his solutions on using a justice-lens to reduce crime.
How Will Recent Political Instability Shape Haiti鈥檚 Earthquake Response?
The devastating temblor came just weeks after the assassination of President Jovenel Mo茂se鈥攁n event that underscored the precarious political and security environment in modern-day Haiti.
How 鈥淲hitey on the Moon鈥� Perfectly Captures Bezos鈥� Space Joy Ride
The themes of Gill Scott-Heron鈥檚 seminal poem written decades ago resonate more strongly than ever as billionaires like Jeff Bezos spend their money on lavish vanity projects.
Decolonizing Our Dreams
Dreams aren鈥檛 practical, they are a vision of what is possible.
Beyond 鈥淏ridgerton鈥�: Facing Up to Slavery in Europe
This history is visible, but only if you know where to look.
Shapeshifting: Discovering the 鈥淲e鈥� in Mixed-Race Experiences
For mixed-race people, especially those of us who have one White parent, the answers to questions of identity can be confusing to sort out.
The Fight to Protect Voting Rights Enters the Next Round
Congress members getting arrested is nothing new. It鈥檚 just the latest iteration of suppressing Black people鈥檚 voting rights.
How Civil Rights Leader Bob Moses Used Math Literacy to Push for Racial Equality
The Algebra Project sprang directly from Bob Moses鈥� civil rights work in Mississippi, which transformed the state from a segregationist stronghold into a focal point of the civil rights revolution.
How Immigrant Communities Are Addressing Colorism and Anti-Blackness
The #BlackLivesMatter protests in 2020 sparked hard conversations within immigrant communities on how internalized biases based on skin-color remain prevalent.
How Haunani-Kay Trask Shaped Her People鈥檚 Struggle for Independence
The Hawaiian movement for self-determination was forever changed by the fierce and unapologetic leadership of the late Haunani-Kay Trask. This loving obituary written by one of Trask鈥檚 mentees explores her powerful legacy.
The Unsung Caribbean Roots of the Vegan Food Movement
While eating a plant-based diet is often presented as a White, millennial fad that accompanies gentrification, Black people have a long and rich tradition of plant-based eating.
For Black Women, Self-Care Is a Political Act
鈥淭o thrive, we must embrace both our strengths and our vulnerabilities, and give ourselves permission to be human.鈥�
Cities Use Public Transit to Make Nature More Accessible
Seattle is one of several major cities implementing a 鈥渢ransit to trails鈥� program to help more people access local wilderness.
Why Reparations Are About More Than Money
Addressing histories of mass violence have to include both material reparations and public and visible symbolic gestures.
What Critical Race Theory Is鈥攁nd What It Isn鈥檛
Critical race theory is more patriotic than those who are opposed to it because its framers believe in the promises of equality.
An Independence Day Reflection
Nearly 160 years after Frederick Douglass first delivered his iconic address 鈥淲hat to the Slave is the Fourth of July?,鈥� his questions and challenges are as relevant as ever.
Why Juneteenth Matters for White People, Too
The same ethical failing that allowed White people to enslave Africans continues today with indifference to continued Black suffering. It鈥檚 time to say 鈥渆nough.鈥�
Juneteenth Reminds Us That Reparations Are Due
Observances and paid holidays alone can鈥檛 fix the problems caused by White supremacy.
On Board with Queer Labor and Racial Solidarity
It was okay to be gay in the Marine Cooks and Stewards. And in the 1940s, MCS integrated to become one of the most progressive unions in the United States.
My Suffering Is Not for Sale
We must redistribute wealth and not look at it as a favor, but a call to action
The Dangers of White Male Supremacy
The writer and activist Robert Jensen does a close reading of Ijeoma Oluo鈥檚 latest book, and considers what we need to dismantle for our mutual survival.
Rebuilding Black Wall Street
A mob tried to destroy a prosperous Black community, but Tulsa鈥檚 Greenwood neighborhood would not be kept down.
Growing a Just Future in Tulsa
100 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre, organizers are using trees, education, and reconciliation to channel the resilience of Black Wall Street.
100 Years After the Tulsa Race Massacre, What Have We Learned?
As we observe the centennial anniversary of the destruction and learn of the movements to rebuild Black Wall Street, it is important that we know this history.
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