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The shooting of Jacob Blake intensified demonstrations against police brutality and for civil rights that have been ongoing across the US since the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
It’s not just the stuff beneath our feet. It’s the stuff of life.
Between the pandemic and protests, practitioners of African religions are welcoming the community and liberation their traditions can bring.
The largest Confederate monument in the nation was once the site of Ku Klux Klan gatherings.
Why the hands-off alternative to homeschooling might get parents through the Covid-19 pandemic.
“It’s not enough just to be not racist.”
New Yorkers reading the local, mainstream papers wouldn’t have known that a new civil rights movement was unfolding.
Why Black Lives Matter protests spread across the world this year.
A long history of surveillance and racist medical experiments does not make Black Americans want to give up personal information to the government.
The holiday was more widely recognized and celebrated in light of today’s racial justice protest movement.
Black trans lives must be part of the larger Black Lives Matter movement.
“This is a demand for real change,” said one Black Lives Matter leader from Houston.
Robert Fuller and Malcolm Harsch were found dead in Southern California within days of each other.
The women were afraid to come forward. Then they saw Brett Hankison’s face on the news.
Black people have long been left out of the imagined Midwest. It’s had damaging political implications.
Defunding the police used to be a niche, radical argument. Now it’s a rallying cry for activists wanting drastic change.
Two cops pushed a 75-year-old protester to the ground. A viral video brought them to justice.
Saturday’s peaceful protests were filled with dancing, music, and community building.
A socially distant public viewing was held before a private service for friends and family was broadcast.
A medical examiner ruled Ellis’s death as a homicide caused by a lack of oxygen and physical restraint.
Participants in Black Lives Matter protests are recording police brutality to keep officers accountable.
George Floyd’s brothers called for deescalation this week.
Some law enforcement officers are treating America like a battlefield.
Officer Derek Chauvin, who pinned Floyd down with his knee, was arrested for murder and manslaughter.
Between Covid-19 and police brutality, the burden of grief is yet another risk to Black mothers’ health.
His cries of “I can’t breathe” are eerily reminiscent of Eric Garner’s.
She is just the latest in a long line of white people calling the police on black Americans.
The desire to get back to “normal” is a popular coping mechanism in these times.
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The tribe’s 321 acres of land has been ordered taken out of federal trust.
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People dream of escaping to an “exotic” place during the pandemic. But they’re endangering local residents.
There’s very little support for “opening up” the economy early among experts.
Parents can’t see their children and social workers can’t make visits.
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Five feminists explain where the movement needs to go next.
The South Bend mayor has become a surprising standout in a crowded field.
One candidate’s pollster openly admits the campaign expects to lose by a lot.
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