Steve Spurrier Was Right: We Need to Get Rid of ‘That Dang, Damn Confederate Flag’ Steve Spurrier Was Right: We Need to Get Rid of ‘That Dang, Damn Confederate Flag’
In 2007, University of South Carolina Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier called for the Confederate flag to come down. He was right then and he should speak out now.
Jun 22, 2015 / Dave Zirin
The Confederate Flag Doesn’t Commemorate the South’s ‘Lost Cause’—It’s the Symbol of a Cause Won The Confederate Flag Doesn’t Commemorate the South’s ‘Lost Cause’—It’s the Symbol of a Cause Won
The Nation’s coverage of an earlier Confederate flag controversy—from 1887—shows the real reason the flag still flies in South Carolina.
Jun 22, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner
June 21, 1964: Civil-Rights Workers Are Abducted and Murdered in Mississippi June 21, 1964: Civil-Rights Workers Are Abducted and Murdered in Mississippi
“In Mississippi today, an ever present danger to a civil rights worker is that he will be detained by the local police on a traffic charge and released, directly or indirectly, to ...
Jun 21, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner
The African-American Survival Tactic Dylann Roof Exploited The African-American Survival Tactic Dylann Roof Exploited
The Charleston shooter took advantage of a congregation that welcomed a stranger into its midst.
Jun 19, 2015 / Dani McClain
How Many People Are Killed by Police? We’re Only Beginning to Find Out How Many People Are Killed by Police? We’re Only Beginning to Find Out
The number of lives matters
Jun 8, 2015 / Blog / Leslie Savan
A Q&A With Opal Tometi, Co-Founder of #BlackLivesMatter A Q&A With Opal Tometi, Co-Founder of #BlackLivesMatter
A conversation about building an inclusive movement, the importance of identity, and how to shift the narrative of justice away from jailing killer cops.
Jun 2, 2015 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
#SayHerName Shows Black Women Face Police Violence, Too—and Pregnancy and Motherhood Are No Refuge #SayHerName Shows Black Women Face Police Violence, Too—and Pregnancy and Motherhood Are No Refuge
Today's national day of action hopes to draw attention to the lives of black women and girls lost to police violence.
May 21, 2015 / Blog / Dani McClain
Why I Am Marching for My Son on Mother’s Day Why I Am Marching for My Son on Mother’s Day
As a mother, I feel that it is my responsibility to support others whose children have fallen victim to police violence, and to be a voice for my son Sean Bell.
May 8, 2015 / Valerie Bell
Jesse Jackson: Make Baltimore a Model for Urban Reconstruction Jesse Jackson: Make Baltimore a Model for Urban Reconstruction
In Baltimore, “effort and excellent is trumped by inheritance and access,” Jackson says.
May 7, 2015 / Edward Hart
Stop the War on Baltimore Stop the War on Baltimore
Now is the time for Mayor Rawlings Blake to put an end to Baltimore police militarization.
May 6, 2015 / Dante Barry