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From Memphis to North Carolina, the Problem is White Supremacy

February 10, 2023

By Dawn Blagrove

Disbanding special units won’t do it. We need to cut down the tree of white supremacy, starting with dismantling systemic racism in policing.

As A Mother of Color, I Want More Gun Safety Laws, Not Armed Teachers

November 18, 2022

By Topacio Marrero

Gov. DeSantis is putting our children at risk by trying to implement laws to arm teachers, despite what Florida parents want.

Sacheen Littlefeather and America’s Pathetic Inability to Apologize

August 26, 2022

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington

Almost 50 years after she was taunted on Oscar night, the Academy’s apology is a prime example of too little, too late.

For Black Mothers Like Me, The Reality of Mortality Rates Can Overshadow the Joy of Childbirth

April 11, 2022

By Jessica Strong

As empowered as having a doula helped me feel before giving birth to my daughter, I knew the cards were stacked against me. We must address the structural racism and implicit bias in our healthcare system.

‘Trust Black Women’ Must Be More Than a T-Shirt Slogan

March 16, 2022

By Jennifer Wells

Yes, Black women are everywhere. Yes, there is beautiful Black leadership in the hills of Appalachia. I have had the privilege to organize alongside some of the fiercest Black organizers.

Hundreds Sit in Virginia Jails for Marijuana Crimes While the State Moves to Profit After Legalization

February 25, 2022

By Chelsea Higgs Wise

As the first state to legalize possession in the U.S. South, we should lead by example and put freedom and family reunification over cannabis capitalism. 

Why We Won’t Let Go of Black History Month

February 25, 2022

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington

If we stop teaching entire swaths of American history, we won’t recognize when the past starts to repeat.

Unequal Coverage of Our Economic Recovery Renders Black Workers Invisible

February 4, 2022

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington

While many people of color are finally returning to the workforce, they are only just starting to recover, while we’re well into the white jobs recovery.

Because…

October 30, 2020

By Ayanna Albertson

I Vote Because I Want To Be a Cause Beyond Myself I wasn’t eligible to vote until the 2012 Presidential election. During that time, I was a freshman in college…

Because…

October 27, 2020

By Maya Boddie

Still. I vote because of his work. I have made a conscious decision that his work and that of countless others cannot be in vain. I must remember that sacrifice of those before us, their persistence and refusal to back down, runs through my veins.

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