Black Lives Matter

UPenn Trump Protesters

In the Wake of Trump, a Black-Student Groundswell In the Wake of Trump, a Black-Student Groundswell

We know, from our history and social-studies and literature classes, the value of peaceful protest and civil disobedience.

Dec 16, 2016 / StudentNation / Students Organizing for Unity and Liberation, Grace Dolan-Sandrino, and Zahri Jackson

Obama 2008 supporters

The Deferred Dream of Barack Obama The Deferred Dream of Barack Obama

His presidency remains symbolic—but it has become an emblem of America’s refusal to truly change.

Dec 15, 2016 / Column / Gary Younge

Columbia Library

Columbia’s Graduate Student Union Is a Nationwide First Columbia’s Graduate Student Union Is a Nationwide First

Columbia’s graduate students have just become the first in over a decade to win a union at a private university through an NLRB election process.

Dec 12, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Kaepernick Reid Anthem Kneel

2016 in Sports: Joy and Resistance While the World Burned 2016 in Sports: Joy and Resistance While the World Burned

The sports world was an oasis during an otherwise terrible year. 

Dec 1, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Black Lives Matter Minneapolis Protest

#BlackDisabledLivesMatter #BlackDisabledLivesMatter

Why we need to talk about both race and disability when addressing police brutality.

Nov 30, 2016 / Britney Wilson

Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson

This Texas Prosecutor Jailed a Rape Victim—Could It Cost Devon Anderson Her Election? This Texas Prosecutor Jailed a Rape Victim—Could It Cost Devon Anderson Her Election?

Devon Anderson has a troubling record, and voters may dismiss her tomorrow.

Nov 7, 2016 / Jessica Pishko

Common

Common and the New Aesthetics of Blackness Common and the New Aesthetics of Blackness

Rap music’s nice guy plays it safe on his new album Black America Again.

Nov 5, 2016 / Marcus J. Moore

One Anthem Singer Exposed How the NBA Will Police Player Protest

One Anthem Singer Exposed How the NBA Will Police Player Protest One Anthem Singer Exposed How the NBA Will Police Player Protest

Sevyn Streeter wanted to make a simple statement, but the NBA would not allow it.

Oct 28, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Jesse Hagopian Teachers BLM

Sports and Laying Siege to Racism in Seattle Sports and Laying Siege to Racism in Seattle

More than a thousand Seattle teachers are wearing Black Lives Matter shirts on Wednesday, in an action connected to the fight against racism and the power of sports.

Oct 19, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Bills Fans for Black Lives

‘The Woke Tailgate’: The Brave of Buffalo Kneel in Solidarity With Colin Kaepernick ‘The Woke Tailgate’: The Brave of Buffalo Kneel in Solidarity With Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick was slandered and threatened at his first start in Buffalo. But he stood his ground and continued his protest. He also wasn’t alone. 

Oct 17, 2016 / Dave Zirin

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