Anti-racism activism

Young Black Girls

Adults Think Black Girls Are Older Than They Are—and It Matters Adults Think Black Girls Are Older Than They Are—and It Matters

A new study found that, starting at age 5, black girls are viewed by adults as behaving and seeming older than they actually are.

Jul 6, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

A group marches through downtown Austin heading to the Texas Capitol during an immigration protest, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017.

How to Join the Fight Against Texas’s Racist Immigration Law How to Join the Fight Against Texas’s Racist Immigration Law

Activists will gather at the Texas State Capitol this Monday—and they’re asking for everyone’s support.

May 26, 2017 / NationAction

stacey abrams

Trumpism Will Be Defeated by a Movement on the Horizon Trumpism Will Be Defeated by a Movement on the Horizon

Georgia House minority leader Stacey Abrams is showing one way forward.

May 26, 2017 / Kai Wright

Trump campaign yard sign

Trumpism: It’s Coming From the Suburbs Trumpism: It’s Coming From the Suburbs

Racism, fascism, and working-class Americans.

May 8, 2017 / Feature / Jesse A. Myerson

Chokwe Antar Lumumba

Jackson, Mississippi, Just Nominated Radical Activist Chokwe Antar Lumumba to Be the Next Mayor Jackson, Mississippi, Just Nominated Radical Activist Chokwe Antar Lumumba to Be the Next Mayor

A fresh model for economic and social-justice politics is emerging in the South.

May 3, 2017 / John Nichols

Adam Jones

‘We Must Actively Stand Up’: John Angelos’s Response to Racism at Fenway Park ‘We Must Actively Stand Up’: John Angelos’s Response to Racism at Fenway Park

The Baltimore Orioles COO has had enough of racism at the ballpark and enough of a society that is breeding more and more hate.

May 2, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Local Activists’ Voices Drive New Effort to Invest in Girls and Women of Color

Local Activists’ Voices Drive New Effort to Invest in Girls and Women of Color Local Activists’ Voices Drive New Effort to Invest in Girls and Women of Color

The work that the NoVo Foundation wants to fund is already happening, though it may not yet have the benefit of big-foundation money.

Apr 26, 2017 / StudentNation / Dani McClain

London protest against militarism in Syria

Building a New Movement Against Militarism Building a New Movement Against Militarism

As Martin Luther King Jr. noted 50 years ago, you can’t fight militarism unless you also fight racism and materialism.

Apr 12, 2017 / Phyllis Bennis and Stephen Miles

Fifty Years Later, King’s Warning Still Resonates

Fifty Years Later, King’s Warning Still Resonates Fifty Years Later, King’s Warning Still Resonates

It is time to revive a peace and justice movement calling for the United States to stop its endless wars and turn its resources and attention to rebuilding our own country.

Apr 4, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Black Lives Matter march

Meet the New Social Change Coalition: ‘The Majority’ Meet the New Social Change Coalition: ‘The Majority’

A new coalition is challenging Trump’s agenda with a radical vision of their own.

Mar 31, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

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