Social Justice

Black Fathers Matter

Black Fathers Matter Black Fathers Matter

Celebrate black lives, fight inaccurate representation of black men in media.

Jun 15, 2020 / OppArt / Dáreece Walker

Now More Than Ever, We Need Images of Black Dignity and Resistance

Now More Than Ever, We Need Images of Black Dignity and Resistance Now More Than Ever, We Need Images of Black Dignity and Resistance

Since the 1980s, I’ve been making photographs that go against the dominant representations of Black people.

Jun 15, 2020 / Photo Essay / Jamel Shabazz, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

Person with arm raised in front of burning building

Burning Down the 3rd Police Precinct Changed Everything Burning Down the 3rd Police Precinct Changed Everything

By seizing the cops’ home base, rioters showed that law enforcement is not above the forces of history.

Jun 12, 2020 / Vicky Osterweil

A Tribute to the Victims of the Mass Shooting at Pulse

A Tribute to the Victims of the Mass Shooting at Pulse A Tribute to the Victims of the Mass Shooting at Pulse

On June 12, 2016, a gunman killed 49 people and wounded 53 others in a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla.

Jun 12, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

The Rev. Jesse Jackson: ‘Every City Has Its George Floyd’

The Rev. Jesse Jackson: ‘Every City Has Its George Floyd’ The Rev. Jesse Jackson: ‘Every City Has Its George Floyd’

“The outrage at the murder of George Floyd breaks open doors that have been locked for decades,” the reverend told The Nation in an exclusive interview.

Jun 11, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage

Hiding Behind a Badge

Hiding Behind a Badge Hiding Behind a Badge

Racism undermines police authority.

Jun 11, 2020 / OppArt / Giulio Bonasera

Man leaving A Stopplere

In Defense of Destroying Property In Defense of Destroying Property

We cannot conflate the destruction of plateglass with the violence that is being protested.

Jun 10, 2020 / R.H. Lossin

masked protesters

The Bravery of Marching for Black Lives in the Middle of a Pandemic The Bravery of Marching for Black Lives in the Middle of a Pandemic

While masked protesters struggle to keep both cops and Covid-19 at bay, a cadre of white pundits are busy sniping about the “hypocrisy” of protesters who don’t socially distance.

Jun 10, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Phara Souffrant Forrest

Phara Souffrant Forrest Wants to Cancel Your Rent Phara Souffrant Forrest Wants to Cancel Your Rent

The union nurse and tenant activist may be running office for the first time, but she’s been fighting for justice her whole life.

Jun 10, 2020 / Q&A / Sara Baig

America, America

America, America America, America

God shed His light on thee.

Jun 10, 2020 / OppArt / Robin Holder

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