How Black Lives Matter Changed the U.S.
In the decade since it began, #BlackLivesMatter has shifted the nation's collective consciousness, whether we wanted it shifted or not.
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Becoming Abolitionist: A Lawyer鈥檚 Radical Vision
鈥淭he only way that we are going to get people to have a decent, equitable future is to completely re-envision this entire rubric that is suffocating and killing our people,鈥� says lawyer Noelle Hanrahan.
Supreme Court Ruling Upholds Native Sovereignty鈥擣or Now
The decision shows that Native nations can win鈥攅ven against the odds鈥攂y uniting in a collective effort.
Using White Privilege to Ban Guns
A gun control organization run by women of color is putting white women on the frontlines of demanding a ban on guns.
Creation Stories: Mine and My People鈥檚
A transracial adoptee鈥檚 search for her Indigenous roots.
The Art of Queer Joy
What does queer joy look like in this political moment? Three queer artists respond.
The Risk of Gentrifying Queerness
Has a fixation with visibility hindered the fight for collective LGBTQ liberation?
How to Build Solidarity Across Difference
鈥淒eep canvassing鈥� offers a model for how anti-racist Americans can practice what they preach and work to promote racial justice narratives.
The Unexpected SCOTUS Decision That Upheld Native Sovereignty
In Haaland v. Brackeen, the justices affirmed that Native Americans are not a race鈥攖hey are independent nations.
Reversing the Damage of Cannabis Criminalization
People of color were the most harmed by the war on cannabis, but we can heal the damage of prohibition and ensure a fairer future.
So, You Think You鈥檙e a Good Ally?
Racial profiling is dehumanizing. Here鈥檚 what to do if you witness a person of color being targeted.
Home Is Where the Art Is
To mark Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we asked five AAPI creatives to share where they find themselves most at home鈥攊f they do at all.
Hollywood Finally Starts Skewering White Wealth
The caucasity of television shows about the casual cruelty of excess is critically important. Succession didn鈥檛 shy away from that, and neither should other shows profiling the rich.
The Trans Joy Missing From 无码视频 Coverage and Legislation
Strong family bonds help transgender people embrace joy even amid legislative attacks and reductive media portrayals.
50 Years Later, Hip-Hop Still Impacts U.S. Education
How the popular and powerful music genre made education in the U.S. more accessible and fun.
Murmurations: Collective Action to End Misogynoir
When it came to Russia鈥檚 unjust detention of WNBA star Brittney Griner, misogynoir made an already difficult situation more dire, writes scholar Moya Bailey.
California Runs the Numbers on Reparations
A task force calculated how much Black residents should receive for systemic, state-sanctioned discrimination and ongoing harm.
Freeing Black Mothers From Jail
A campaign to free Black mothers from pretrial detention highlights the role that women play in helping one another navigate a dehumanizing system.
The Matriarchs Who Helped Seattle鈥檚 Urban Native Population
鈥淗elping fellow Native people became the most powerful medicine the service league dispensed for healing a generation of wounded spirits.鈥�
The Blood Behind Britain鈥檚 Bling
For South Asians, King Charles III鈥檚 coronation obscures a horror-filled history of mass atrocities, famines, and subjugation.
The Power of Humor in Indigenous Activism
Native activists are using comedy to fight cultural invisibility and structural oppression.
Afghan Women Use Art to Resist the Taliban
As public spaces for women continue to diminish each day, some Afghan women have transformed a corner of their own homes into a battleground to resist the Taliban鈥檚 oppressive rule.
Indigenous Women Remain Unbroken
Native journalist Angela Sterritt highlights the strength and brilliance of Indigenous women as she investigates the cases of those who have gone missing or been murdered.
Visions of Indigenous Futures
The project began with a number: 562. It was the number of federally recognized tribes in the United States when photographer Matika Wilbur (Swinomish and Tulalip) quit her job, packed
Harry Belafonte鈥檚 Legacy of Social Change
The late singer, actor, and activist leveraged his stardom in service of justice in the civil rights era and beyond.
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