Black Visibility Matters—and Not Just During Trauma Black Visibility Matters—and Not Just During Trauma
The recent increase in the representation and prominence of Black voices amid the nation’s racial uprising is bittersweet—and limiting.
Jul 2, 2020 / Ernest Owens
Black Lives Matter: Walking Forward Black Lives Matter: Walking Forward
Street intervention (artist unknown), Brooklyn, N.Y., June 2020.
Jul 1, 2020 / OppArt / Chris Schiavo
Is America Redeemable? Is America Redeemable?
The US can’t break its headlong rush into failed statehood without addressing the demands of the people this country has failed from its very inception.
Jul 1, 2020 / Rebecca Gordon
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.
The Past and Future of Latinx Politics The Past and Future of Latinx Politics
Two new books look at the history of Latinx Democrats and Republicans and the role each will play in the future.
Jun 30, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Ed Morales
Pence Masks Up While Trump Keeps Dog-Whistling Pence Masks Up While Trump Keeps Dog-Whistling
Americans needs to get the message about masks, but the president’s too busy promoting white supremacists.
Jun 30, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
As the Pandemic Rages On, the Right Continues Playing Dumb As the Pandemic Rages On, the Right Continues Playing Dumb
Some people really want “I miss Aunt Jemima” to be the hill they die on.
Jun 30, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
Confronting the Living History of the Civil Rights Struggle Confronting the Living History of the Civil Rights Struggle
To visit the town where Emmett Till was brutally murdered is to bear witness to our ongoing struggle for justice.
Jun 30, 2020 / André Robert Lee
Athletes Are Taking Their Solidarity to the Streets Athletes Are Taking Their Solidarity to the Streets
A new factor in these protests for Black lives has been the presence of athletes in the marches.
Jun 30, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Black Liberation and Indigenous Sovereignty Are Interconnected Black Liberation and Indigenous Sovereignty Are Interconnected
I’m a guest in the Black Lives Matter movement, and making images is how I show my support.
Jun 29, 2020 / Photo Essay / Josué Rivas, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation