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
Let’s Stop Putting the Worst Americans on a Pedestal Let’s Stop Putting the Worst Americans on a Pedestal
As statues fall, we should look to the parts of our history worth celebrating.
Jun 25, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt
It’s Time to Disarm the Police It’s Time to Disarm the Police
It can be done. Just look at London!
Jun 25, 2020 / D.D. Guttenplan
Letting Go of Robert E. Lee at Washington and Lee University Letting Go of Robert E. Lee at Washington and Lee University
It is going to get increasingly hard to persuade high school students who care about diversity to attend a university named after a Confederate general.
Jun 25, 2020 / StudentNation / Toni Locy
‘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 / Karen Rothmyer
Drop the Charges Against Protesters! Drop the Charges Against Protesters!
It’s time for prosecutors to get on the right side of history—and grant amnesty to Black Lives Matter protesters.
Jun 24, 2020 / Justin Hansford and Arjun Singh Sethi