What the U.S. Government Owes to Black Americans
Progressive Congressional representative Jamaal Bowman discusses why the demand for reparations is central to racial justice.
Racial Justice
How to Build Solidarity Across Difference
鈥淒eep canvassing鈥� offers a model for how anti-racist Americans can practice what they preach and work to promote racial justice narratives.
Mobilizing Wealth for Reparations
Edgar Villanueva explores how to disrupt a capitalist system that fuels the racial wealth gap.
Linking Voting Rights to Reparations
Having faith in a democratic system requires restitution for the harms of slavery and on-going racism, says Cliff Albright of Black Voters Matter.
Reversing the Damage of Cannabis Criminalization
People of color were the most harmed by the war on cannabis, but we can heal the damage of prohibition and ensure a fairer future.
Movement Leaders Dream Big for Reparations
What would activists, organizers, and leaders do if they could 鈥渨ave a magic wand鈥� to help realize reparations?
So, You Think You鈥檙e a Good Ally?
Racial profiling is dehumanizing. Here鈥檚 what to do if you witness a person of color being targeted.
Home Is Where the Art Is
To mark Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we asked five AAPI creatives to share where they find themselves most at home鈥攊f they do at all.
50 Years Later, Hip-Hop Still Impacts U.S. Education
How the popular and powerful music genre made education in the U.S. more accessible and fun.
Murmurations: Collective Action to End Misogynoir
When it came to Russia鈥檚 unjust detention of WNBA star Brittney Griner, misogynoir made an already difficult situation more dire, writes scholar Moya Bailey.
We Keep Us Safe: Imagining a Police-Free World
Communities with infrastructure to support the development of whole, healthy people won鈥檛 need police.
Will California Realize Reparations to Its Black Residents?
The California Reparations Task Force is readying its final report, which includes suggested financial compensation, to send to the state legislature for debate and approval.
California Runs the Numbers on Reparations
A task force calculated how much Black residents should receive for systemic, state-sanctioned discrimination and ongoing harm.
Freeing Black Mothers From Jail
A campaign to free Black mothers from pretrial detention highlights the role that women play in helping one another navigate a dehumanizing system.
Finding Freedom in Black Motherhood
鈥淚 know I鈥檓 the best mother when I start from the inside out.鈥�
How Do We Make City Streets Safer?
Car accidents and violent police incidents have made L.A. streets among the deadliest in the nation. One organization is advocating for solutions.
The Blood Behind Britain鈥檚 Bling
For South Asians, King Charles III鈥檚 coronation obscures a horror-filled history of mass atrocities, famines, and subjugation.
Pushing Back Against Loosening Child Labor Laws
Multiple state bills are undoing protections against child labor, but some groups are pushing back.
Harry Belafonte鈥檚 Legacy of Social Change
The late singer, actor, and activist leveraged his stardom in service of justice in the civil rights era and beyond.
Arab Americans Are Not a Monolith
April is Arab American Heritage Month, but do most non-Arabs in the U.S. truly understand just how much racial and religious diversity there is in this community?
Turmoil in Tennessee Makes Case for Multiracial Democracy
For 鈥淩ising Up with Sonali,鈥� 精东影业 Racial Justice editor Sonali Kolhatkar interviews Lisa Sherman Luna, Executive Director of Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition Votes, and DaMareo Cooper, Co-Executive Director of Center for Popular Democracy Action.
Decolonizing Black Women鈥檚 Health Through Land Reparations
Land stewardship can be a powerful tool in addressing intergenerational trauma, especially for Black women.
A Documentary Follows a Malawian Farmer Seeking Climate Justice
For 鈥淩ising Up with Sonali,鈥� 精东影业 Racial Justice editor Sonali Kolhatkar interviews producer, director, and activist Raj Patel.
Reclaiming Safe Abortion Access in Haiti
Haitian feminists are battling centuries of patriarchal norms in their fight for abortion rights using creative means including underground networks, political activism, and art.
Diversifying Hollywood From the Ground Up
Despite years of progress, Hollywood is still majority white, male, and able-bodied, especially in leadership. A new effort is trying to seed the industry with more disabled people, especially disabled Black women creatives.
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