Athletes Are Taking Their Solidarity to the Streets Athletes Are Taking Their Solidarity to the Streets
A new factor in these protests for Black lives has been the presence of athletes in the marches.
Jun 30, 2020 / Dave Zirin
What Does It Really Mean to Invest In Black Communities? What Does It Really Mean to Invest In Black Communities?
As the call grows to “divest and invest,” it is essential that we not exchange the violence of the police for the violence of finance capitalism.
Jun 29, 2020 / Feature / Destin Jenkins
Trump Is Trying to Remake the Military in His Own Ugly Image Trump Is Trying to Remake the Military in His Own Ugly Image
The Pentagon and the president are butting heads over racism and staffing decisions.
Jun 26, 2020 / Jeet Heer
How to Cover an Uprising (Without Causing Harm) How to Cover an Uprising (Without Causing Harm)
Journalists are biased toward sharing information. That’s our job. But we have to recognize that doing our jobs can mean doing harm—and that part of our jobs should be editorial ha...
Jun 26, 2020 / Cynthia Greenlee
Racist IOC President Avery Brundage Loses His Place of Honor Racist IOC President Avery Brundage Loses His Place of Honor
The decision to remove his bust from the San Francisco Asian Art Museum was long overdue.
Jun 25, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
‘We Can’t Be Duped by Petty Reforms’: A Q&A With a Black Panther ‘We Can’t Be Duped by Petty Reforms’: A Q&A With a Black Panther
Kent Ford, who founded the Portland, Ore., chapter of the Black Panther Party, says we’re finally seeing Fred Hampton’s multiracial coalition in action.
Jun 25, 2020 / Jules Boykoff
Black Lives Matter Protests Are Everywhere, Even in the Unlikeliest Places Black Lives Matter Protests Are Everywhere, Even in the Unlikeliest Places
While massive crowds and police crackdowns rocked major cities, countless other demonstrations occurred in small cities and towns—even in conservative areas with no history of prot...
Jun 25, 2020 / Zoë Carpenter
Unions Are Taking a Stand for Black Lives Unions Are Taking a Stand for Black Lives
A dock shutdown in Oakland heralds an alliance between antiracist activism and organized labor.
Jun 24, 2020 / Karina Piser
When We Don’t Say Their Names, We Deny Them Justice When We Don’t Say Their Names, We Deny Them Justice
The murders of black cis men sparked the current protests. But black women, trans, nonbinary, and queer folks are fighting for their lives too.
Jun 24, 2020 / Shirley Ngozi Nwangwa
Rural New York Is in the Streets, Marching for Black Lives Rural New York Is in the Streets, Marching for Black Lives
My town voted overwhelmingly for Trump, so I didn’t expect a big crowd at a recent Black Lives Matter protest. I was wrong.
Jun 24, 2020 / All Politics Is Local / Karen Rothmyer