Activism

Six Ways to Fight for Racial Justice

Six Ways to Fight for Racial Justice Six Ways to Fight for Racial Justice

From making a donation to watching a video to sharing your own story, here are six ways you can support young people at the forefront of the fight for racial justice.

Sep 4, 2014 / Take Action / NationAction

Mychal Denzel Smith: You Have to Upend the Entire System of Racism

Mychal Denzel Smith: You Have to Upend the Entire System of Racism Mychal Denzel Smith: You Have to Upend the Entire System of Racism

Mychal Denzel Smith appears on Melissa Harry-Perry to explain why we need a national movement to dismantle white supremacy. 

Sep 2, 2014 / Blog / Melissa Harris-Perry

UPDATED: Michael Sam: Out of the Closet, Out of the NFL?

UPDATED: Michael Sam: Out of the Closet, Out of the NFL? UPDATED: Michael Sam: Out of the Closet, Out of the NFL?

Michael Sam, the first openly gay player with a chance of making an NFL team, now finds himself on the outside looking in.

Sep 2, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin

Will Texas Get Away With Discriminating Against Voters?

Will Texas Get Away With Discriminating Against Voters? Will Texas Get Away With Discriminating Against Voters?

The country’s most stringent voter ID law is once again challenged in federal court.

Sep 2, 2014 / Blog / Ari Berman

Columbia University E-mail Reveals Disdain for Anti-Rape Campus Movement

Columbia University E-mail Reveals Disdain for Anti-Rape Campus Movement Columbia University E-mail Reveals Disdain for Anti-Rape Campus Movement

Students fighting to improve campus sexual assault policies face indifference—or worse—from administrators.

Aug 29, 2014 / George Joseph

From Ferguson to Miami, a Generation Demands Justice

From Ferguson to Miami, a Generation Demands Justice From Ferguson to Miami, a Generation Demands Justice

Michael Brown, John Crawford, Reefa Hernandez—and a national youth movement.

Aug 29, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Black Millennials Are Emerging as the ‘Movement Generation’

Black Millennials Are Emerging as the ‘Movement Generation’ Black Millennials Are Emerging as the ‘Movement Generation’

If you’re asking the question “Where is the movement?” you simply haven’t been paying attention.

Aug 28, 2014 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith

How Trayvon Martin’s Death Launched a New Generation of Black Activism

How Trayvon Martin’s Death Launched a New Generation of Black Activism How Trayvon Martin’s Death Launched a New Generation of Black Activism

A host of new groups are reviving the grassroots fight for racial equality.

Aug 27, 2014 / From the Archive / Mychal Denzel Smith

It’s Time for a 21st-Century Anti-Lynching Movement

It’s Time for a 21st-Century Anti-Lynching Movement It’s Time for a 21st-Century Anti-Lynching Movement

Black women have made connections between their struggles and those of black men since the 1800s.

Aug 27, 2014 / Paula J. Giddings

As People of Color, We’re Not All in the Same Boat

As People of Color, We’re Not All in the Same Boat As People of Color, We’re Not All in the Same Boat

We all have different places in the racial hierarchy. But we can still work together for justice.

Aug 27, 2014 / Rinku Sen

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