Social Justice

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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.

Confronting the Living History of the Civil Rights Struggle

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

Juneteenth rally

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 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

Trump’s Geriatric Race War

Trump’s Geriatric Race War Trump’s Geriatric Race War

In an aging America, the central question becomes what do retirees fear most: racial diversity or the pandemic?

Jun 29, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Doing the Dirty Work

Doing the Dirty Work Doing the Dirty Work

Bill Barr unleashed the National Guard on peaceful protesters in Washington D.C.

Jun 29, 2020 / OppArt / Colleen Quinn

Avery brundage

Racist IOC President Avery Brundage Loses His Place of Honor Racist IOC President Avery Brundage Loses His Place of Honor

The decision to remove his bust from the San Francisco Asian Art Museum was long overdue.

Jun 25, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Hong Kong’s Cartoonists Aren’t Giving Up on Dissent

Hong Kong’s Cartoonists Aren’t Giving Up on Dissent Hong Kong’s Cartoonists Aren’t Giving Up on Dissent

As the city braces for a new law that could stifle free speech, local artists are still spurring on the protest movement.

Jun 25, 2020 / Rachel Cheung

Kent Ford raises his fist

‘We Can’t Be Duped by Petty Reforms’: A Q&A With a Black Panther ‘We Can’t Be Duped by Petty Reforms’: A Q&A With a Black Panther

Kent Ford, who founded the Portland, Ore., chapter of the Black Panther Party, says we’re finally seeing Fred Hampton’s multiracial coalition in action.

Jun 25, 2020 / Jules Boykoff

Protesters holding up their hands

Black Lives Matter Protests Are Everywhere, Even in the Unlikeliest Places Black Lives Matter Protests Are Everywhere, Even in the Unlikeliest Places

While massive crowds and police crackdowns rocked major cities, countless other demonstrations occurred in small cities and towns—even in conservative areas with no history of prot...

Jun 25, 2020 / Zoë Carpenter

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