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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.”

Dr. King’s Dreams About Racial and Economic Justice Included Guaranteed Income

August 28, 2023

By Emily Withnall

The March for Jobs and Freedom was just the beginning of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s ideas about economic justice

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.

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.

The Jackson Water Crisis Proved Again that Environmental Justice is Racial Justice

November 28, 2022

By Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr.

Let’s call it what it is: Generations of environmental racism. It’s time for voters to demand lawmakers prioritize a baseline of clean water, proper sanitation and clean air for all families no matter their ZIP code.

This Juneteenth We Celebrate Black Joy To Rejuvenate Us For the Fight Ahead

June 17, 2022

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington

I hope that millions will let their hair down on June 19th and then join hands with Black Americans in the fight for justice.

On The People’s Wish List: A District Attorney With a ‘Testimony’

February 22, 2022

By Community Change

As voters prepare to elect Shelby County’s prosecutor, folks with pending criminal cases yearn for a little empathy when facing justice.

Storytelling at the center of racial healing 

March 24, 2021

By Nissa Tzun

The way we tell stories colors how we remember our own experiences and eventually the longer history of how we fit in society. Repeating these stories leaves a mark on…

A Letter to My Daughter: Dear Baby Girl, It’s Okay to Feel Scared Right Now

June 26, 2020

By Topacio Marrero

  My 9-year-old daughter is questioning a lot of what is going on in our world right now. I explain to her the importance of Black Lives Matter and answer…

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