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A Historian’s Argument: Immigration Enforcement Follows a ‘Built, Not Broken’ American Tradition

March 23, 2026

By Cristina Rayas

Professor Brandon J. Sutton argues that today’s federal immigration enforcement isn’t an aberration. He outlines how it’s the latest reorganization of a system built to control, terrorize, and preserve hierarchy….

The GOP Assault on Black Education Wants to Take Us Back to Separate and Unequal

February 21, 2025

By Brandon Sutton

White supremacists want to convince Black students they have no past, but we stand firm in our roots.

Want to Fight Modern Authoritarianism? Look to Black History

February 14, 2025

By Brandon Sutton

Winning Black-led movements followed three steps: Resist, coalition-build, and do it with joy.

What Lily Gladstone’s Acting Wins Mean to the “Rez Kid” In Me

March 11, 2024

By Tyler Azure

“Killers of the Flower Moon” is an important step towards accurate Indigenous representation, and a big leap forward from the portrayals of Indigenous communities I grew up watching.

When Leaders Erase Black History, Their Foot Soldiers Erase Black Lives

August 30, 2023

By Brandon Sutton

DeSantis and other Florida Republicans didn’t pull the trigger that killed three people in Jacksonville, but their rhetoric and policies created an environment that made it possible.

Since 1963, It’s Been Summer after “Sweltering Summer of the Negro’s Legitimate Discontent”

August 28, 2023

By Sa'iyda Shabazz

I wonder if those who participated in the March on Washington imagined a future where instead of saying “Free at last,” we’d still be reminding the world that “Black Lives Matter.”

13 People You May Not Have Known Were At the “I Have a Dream” Event

August 28, 2023

By Bobbi Dempsey

Of course, everyone knows about Martin Luther King Jr.’s part, but here are other people you may not realize were also at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

As Glenn Youngkin Tries to Erase American History, Students Like Me Are Fighting Back

June 23, 2023

By Rohini Kudva

We can’t let conservatives attack our right to a full education. I’m organizing my friends to get involved, and you should, too.

Tyre Nichols’ Death Began With A Traffic Stop. Now, Organizers Want To Rethink Public Safety

February 22, 2023

By Brittany Brown

With city council ready to discuss excessive force in policy, DeCarcerate Memphis is pushing for true solutions, not just reform

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.

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