If Wayne LaPierre Held a Press Conference If Wayne LaPierre Held a Press Conference
Half-answers, typical rhetoric, and diversions.
Jul 15, 2016 / Video / Khalid Rahmaan
How Banks Stole Homes From the Most Vulnerable New Yorkers How Banks Stole Homes From the Most Vulnerable New Yorkers
“Reverse redlining” flooded communities of color with toxic mortgages, practically ensuring default.
Jul 15, 2016 / Michelle Chen
My Journey From Louisiana to Havana, and Back Again My Journey From Louisiana to Havana, and Back Again
Afro-Cubans are clad in American flags that represent, for them, a chance at upward mobility, while at home black Americans are murdered under this same flag.
Jul 15, 2016 / Kristina Kay Robinson
Don’t Forget: Someone Loved Philando Castile, Someone Loved Alton Sterling Don’t Forget: Someone Loved Philando Castile, Someone Loved Alton Sterling
Kai Wright on Black Lives Matter after Dallas, Harold Meyerson on Trump’s GOP, and Clara Bingham on remembering the sixties.
Jul 14, 2016 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Asking for a Friend: I’m Very Privileged—Can I Still Apply for Fellowships Meant to Help People of Color? Asking for a Friend: I’m Very Privileged—Can I Still Apply for Fellowships Meant to Help People of Color?
And a white person wonders how best to express solidarity with a friend suffering from the rise in xenophobia.
Jul 14, 2016 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone
The One Thing That Unites All Americans The One Thing That Unites All Americans
Didn’t see that coming.
Jul 14, 2016 / Comix Nation / Jen Sorensen
Black Lives Still Matter Black Lives Still Matter
In order to truly ensure that, we will have to confront the broader culture of violence that has long gripped this nation.
Jul 14, 2016 / Editorial / Kai Wright
How Student Movements for Racial Justice Can Survive Summer Break How Student Movements for Racial Justice Can Survive Summer Break
Administrators count on summer break to subdue campus activism, but student groups across Seattle aren’t letting that happen.
Jul 12, 2016 / StudentNation / Alia Marsha
WNBA Teams Show What Black Lives Matter Solidarity Looks Like WNBA Teams Show What Black Lives Matter Solidarity Looks Like
The white men in sports could learn something from these women.
Jul 11, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Black Lives Still Must Matter, Even After Dallas Black Lives Still Must Matter, Even After Dallas
But the attack is a reminder that no life will be safe and truly valued until we also confront the broader American culture of violence.
Jul 8, 2016 / Kai Wright