Arab Americans Are Not a Monolith
April is Arab American Heritage Month, but do most non-Arabs in the U.S. truly understand just how much racial and religious diversity there is in this community?
Racial Justice
Decolonizing Black Women鈥檚 Health Through Land Reparations
Land stewardship can be a powerful tool in addressing intergenerational trauma, especially for Black women.
Reclaiming Safe Abortion Access in Haiti
Haitian feminists are battling centuries of patriarchal norms in their fight for abortion rights using creative means including underground networks, political activism, and art.
Diversifying Hollywood From the Ground Up
Despite years of progress, Hollywood is still majority white, male, and able-bodied, especially in leadership. A new effort is trying to seed the industry with more disabled people, especially disabled Black women creatives.
Asserting Identity: An Afro-Indigenous Community Demands Recognition
Black Seminoles in the U.S. have long struggled against erasure and exclusion. Now, a recent reunion in Florida offers momentum for progress.
A Clean, Green Ramadan
A new push for Islamic environmentalism has individuals, organizations, and institutions joining together for a greener Ramadan.
Environmental Justice Activists in Memphis Are Finally Turning the Tide
Black women, particularly mothers, are leading efforts to treat people currently harmed by toxic neighborhoods and prevent future damage.
What I Learned From Kevin Alexander Gray
In this obituary of the late civil rights activist and author Kevin Alexander Gray, 大象传媒 Racial Justice Editor Sonali Kolhatkar draws from years of interviews to showcase his analysis of social change.
A Blueprint for Decolonization in Berlin
Dekoloniale and other groups are confronting Germany鈥檚 colonial past and advocating for a more equitable future.
Resistance to Atlanta鈥檚 Cop City Ramps Up
A week of action in Atlanta this March showcases widespread opposition to a planned police training center, which would be the largest in the nation. An organizer explains what鈥檚 at stake.
Drawing While Black: A Reflection on Art, Activism, and Ancestry
For artist Ajuan Mance, creating the comic book 鈥淟iving While Black鈥� was her effort to challenge and undermine the criminalization of Black people鈥檚 everyday activities.
Judging the Judges
How Los Angeles abolitionist organizers are taking on pretrial incarceration and judicial power through community resistance.
How to Build an Antiracist Newsroom
The process of undoing white supremacy in newsrooms begins with developing a culture of antiracist care.
How Black Hair Practices Can Inspire Architecture
An exhibit at the University of Houston explores how Black hair techniques can be translated into innovative building materials, designs, and methods.
Black History, Unearthed
鈥滱 Darker Wilderness鈥� explores the relationship of Black folks to nature and to the state.
This Is What Black Resistance Looks Like
We asked three Black artists to create pieces inspired by this year鈥檚 national Black History Month theme: Black Resistance.
Disrupting the Business of Bail锟�
The Minnesota Freedom Fund offers resources to low-income people of color who are jailed鈥攁nd so much more.
A Historic Ordinance Could Ban Caste Discrimination
In Seattle, South Asian activists and lawmakers have spent years laying the ground work for the nation鈥檚 first caste-based discrimination ban.
Teachers and Students Respond to Black History Bans
鈥淭he revolution is in the classroom.鈥�
June Jordan鈥檚 Legacy of Solidarity and Love Remains Relevant
The late poet and activist鈥檚 legacy lives on decades after her untimely death鈥攊n the purposeful lives of her former students.
Can Tearing Down Freeways Bring New Life to Cities?
Before the freeways came in, Bronzeville, on Milwaukee鈥檚 North Side, was a vibrant neighborhood known for its restaurants, bars, and jazz scene. The area had been home to successive waves
Envisioning a New World Through Abolition Geography
鈥淚magining the impossible is what people have been doing in the struggle for liberation,鈥� says academic and activist Ruthie Wilson Gilmore in a conversation about her latest book.
How Black History Paves the Way for a Just Black Future
Alicia Garza is searching for Black-led solutions to some of the biggest problems of our democracy鈥攕olutions that go far beyond a hashtag.
The Anti-Blackness at the Root of Police Violence
Scholar Rashad Shabazz explains how anti-Black bias is so central to American policing that even Black officers are influenced by it.
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