Anti-racism activism

Statue

This Is the Perfect Moment to Push for Reparations This Is the Perfect Moment to Push for Reparations

Congress ignored a bill to study the issue for 30 years. It’s time for African Americans to be paid what they are owed.

Jul 8, 2020 / Steve Phillips

An Island Amid Mississippi’s Covid Madness

An Island Amid Mississippi’s Covid Madness An Island Amid Mississippi’s Covid Madness

Scenes from a pandemic: 15

Jul 8, 2020 / Makani Themba

Ja'Mal Green points amid a sea of hands

Why JPMorgan Chase Should Give $1 Billion to Black Neighborhoods in Chicago Why JPMorgan Chase Should Give $1 Billion to Black Neighborhoods in Chicago

Activist Ja’Mal Green wants the nation’s biggest bank to pay reparations for its history of racist lending.

Jul 6, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Fernandez

Kiara Williams holds a megaphone in the air that says

The White Left Needs to Embrace Black Leadership The White Left Needs to Embrace Black Leadership

The current uprisings are what class struggle in the 21st century looks like.

Jul 2, 2020 / Barbara Ransby

Protester

Why Be a ‘Model Minority’ When You Could Dismantle White Supremacy? Why Be a ‘Model Minority’ When You Could Dismantle White Supremacy?

Too many Asian Americans have put proximity to whiteness over solidarity with Black people. It’s time for a radical readjustment.

Jun 30, 2020 / Dae Shik Kim Jr.

Rural New York Is in the Streets, Marching for Black Lives

Rural New York Is in the Streets, Marching for Black Lives Rural New York Is in the Streets, Marching for Black Lives

My town voted overwhelmingly for Trump, so I didn’t expect a big crowd at a recent Black Lives Matter protest. I was wrong.

Jun 24, 2020 / Karen Rothmyer

We Need Police Out of Our Schools—Now

We Need Police Out of Our Schools—Now We Need Police Out of Our Schools—Now

An interview with Minneapolis student leader Nathanial Genene about the uprising, removing police from public schools, and the need to rethink what school looks like.

Jun 23, 2020 / Q&A / Jesse Hagopian

Systemic Racism Is Social Dynamite

Systemic Racism Is Social Dynamite Systemic Racism Is Social Dynamite

We are coming together to demand that our elected officials dismantle the system that could destroy us all.

Jun 19, 2020 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Mary T. Bassett

The Black Lives Matter Protests Are a Tipping Point in US History

The Black Lives Matter Protests Are a Tipping Point in US History The Black Lives Matter Protests Are a Tipping Point in US History

Will America inch closer to its long-articulated ideals, or are we on the brink of a Trumpian backlash?

Jun 16, 2020 / Nick Turse

Sign reading

Even in the Darkest Days of Trump’s Misrule, Hope Is Still Alive Even in the Darkest Days of Trump’s Misrule, Hope Is Still Alive

This energy needs to find expression with insurgent candidates defeating tired incumbents.

Jun 16, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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