From New Orleans to Ferguson, a Decade of Asserting Black Lives Matter From New Orleans to Ferguson, a Decade of Asserting Black Lives Matter
We’ve learned that the moment black people stop saying our lives matter, our lives will cease to matter.
Aug 13, 2015 / Editorial / Melissa Harris-Perry and James Perry
Stop Urban Shield: Join a Grassroots Campaign to Fight Police Militarization Stop Urban Shield: Join a Grassroots Campaign to Fight Police Militarization
Last year, activists were able to kick Urban Shield out of Oakland. Now they’re fighting to get rid of this potent symbol of police militarization for good.
Aug 12, 2015 / no-paywall / NationAction
Former Peace Corps Volunteers to John Kerry: Stop Sending Military Aid to the Dominican Republic Former Peace Corps Volunteers to John Kerry: Stop Sending Military Aid to the Dominican Republic
Their letter arrives as international groups once more fail to prompt US action on the violation of human rights.
Aug 12, 2015 / Greg Grandin
August 12, 1965: The Watts Section of Los Angeles Riots August 12, 1965: The Watts Section of Los Angeles Riots
“The sad fact is that most race riots have brought some relief and improvement in race relations and the Los Angeles riots will not be an exception.”
Aug 12, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner
Who Killed Beylin Sarmiento? Who Killed Beylin Sarmiento?
For Central American migrants, the journey through Mexico has become a gauntlet of violence at the hands of criminals, drug cartels—and even the authorities.
Aug 11, 2015 / John Washington
This Honduran Mother Fled Death Threats—Only to Be Locked Up in the US This Honduran Mother Fled Death Threats—Only to Be Locked Up in the US
Migrant families are being held for months in inhumane detention centers, just for fleeing violence at home.
Aug 10, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Why the Police Killing of Football Player Christian Taylor Matters Why the Police Killing of Football Player Christian Taylor Matters
Without the resilience of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, the shooting of this unarmed black man would have gone unnoticed.
Aug 10, 2015 / Dave Zirin
South Sudan’s War on Women South Sudan’s War on Women
Survivors say rape has become “just a normal thing” for women caught up in the country’s civil war.
Aug 7, 2015 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Samer Muscati
Pimps, Prostitutes, Drug Dealers and the GOP’s Colorblind America Pimps, Prostitutes, Drug Dealers and the GOP’s Colorblind America
The first Republican debates were a startling reminder that the party is still dominated by white men who won’t talk honestly about race.
Aug 7, 2015 / Mark Winston Griffith
Narco-Terror Has Come to Mexico City Narco-Terror Has Come to Mexico City
The murders of photojournalist Rubén Espinosa and activist Nadia Vera Pérez are only the latest in a string of deaths connected to the state of Veracruz.
Aug 6, 2015 / Greg Grandin