Jordan Davis and the Refrain of Black Death Jordan Davis and the Refrain of Black Death
Dealing with the deaths of black youths is exhausting, but is the necessary work of undoing American racism.
Feb 18, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Jury Fails to Reach Verdict on Murder Charge in Michael Dunn Trial Jury Fails to Reach Verdict on Murder Charge in Michael Dunn Trial
Dunn fatally shot Jordan Davis, an unarmed black teenager, in 2012 during a dispute over loud music. He was found guilty on three charges of attempted murder.
Feb 16, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
How to Create a Thug How to Create a Thug
At age 27, I know I have a future. At 19, I didn’t.
Feb 11, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
After an FBI Agent Checked the Wrong Box, a Woman Was Barred From US Entry for 9 Years After an FBI Agent Checked the Wrong Box, a Woman Was Barred From US Entry for 9 Years
A federal ruling reveals a wrongly checked box landed Rahinah Ibrahim on the TSA's no-fly list.
Feb 7, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Fuck George Zimmerman and the Culture He Rode In On Fuck George Zimmerman and the Culture He Rode In On
Shame on all of us for allowing Trayvon's life and death to be turned into a spectacle.
Feb 5, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Trans Lives Matter. Islan Nettles’s Life Matters. Trans Lives Matter. Islan Nettles’s Life Matters.
A rally for the young trans woman who was murdered in Harlem hoped to shed light on the world trans people navigate, full of hate and violence.
Feb 3, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
You’ll Never Guess Who’s Coming to the State of the Union You’ll Never Guess Who’s Coming to the State of the Union
One of the more inflammatory voices in the minimum wage debate will be making a special appearance tonight.
Jan 28, 2014 / George Zornick
The Effects of Ignoring Systemic Racism The Effects of Ignoring Systemic Racism
Individual racism may be hurtful, but the systemic carries much more ruthless consequences.
Jan 27, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
John Carlos, 1968 Olympian, Speaks Out on LGBT Rights John Carlos, 1968 Olympian, Speaks Out on LGBT Rights
“You need to follow your conscience, follow your heart and follow your wisdom.”
Jan 22, 2014 / Feature / Dave Zirin
Just Being Black Was Enough to Get Yourself Spied on by J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI Just Being Black Was Enough to Get Yourself Spied on by J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI
The files obtained during the break-in in Media, Pennsylvania, revealed that African-Americans didn’t have to have radical ideas, or engage in violence, to merit surveillance...
Jan 22, 2014 / Betty Medsger