black lives matter
Why People Are Changing Their Names to #BlackLivesMatter at Starbucks
Using caffeine to wake up and get woke.
By Kate Dwyer
5 Methods of Self-Care Every Black Girl Needs
“Sometimes it is just healing to be around other people who can relate.”
By Britt Julious
These Peaceful Police and Protestor Interactions Will Give You Hope
From Dallas to Memphis there were moments of inspiration this weekend.
By Colleen Curry
Ariana Grande and Victoria Monét's New Song "Better Days" Honors #BlackLivesMatter
"To all of the lives taken pointlessly, we will not let you be forgotten."
By Lauren Duca
Black Lives Matter Activist Deray Mckesson Has Been Released from Jail (UPDATE)
He was charged with "obstructing a highway."
By Lauren Duca
Read Every Word of This Law Professor's Explanation of Why #BlackLivesMatter Matters
There's no invisible "only" in front of "Black Lives Matter."
By Lauren Duca
Another Video Surfaces Showing a Police Officer Killing an Unarmed Black Man
His name was Delrawn Small.
By Lauren Duca
People Are Protesting All Over The Country
Thousands are rising up in honor of the Black Lives Matter movement.
By Lauren Duca
Philando Castile’s Girlfriend Speaks Out About the Attacks on Dallas Police
“It hurts me what’s going on in Dallas because nobody should have to be taken away from their families.”
By Marissa Miller
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See How People Proclaimed That Black Lives Matter in New York City
Hundreds of people joined the protest.
By Hanna Howard
After the Gunshots, We Hear the Same, Deafening White Silence
DoSomething.org's Kayla Monteiro on the importance of allies.
By Kayla Monteiro
Philando Castile Killed By Police While Girlfriend Records On Facebook Live
And it happened within 24 hours after the death of Alton Sterling.
By Lincoln Anthony Blades
What It Feels Like to Be a Black Man in America Right Now
Teen Vogue's social media director speaks on the murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.
By Terron Moore
Another Black Man Was Just Shot and Killed Point Blank By a Police Officer
Alton Sterling was selling CDs.
By Laura Stampler
Fox News' Megyn Kelly Doesn’t Want to Know Why Black Lives Matter
She cut off DeRay McKesson in this tense debate.
By Laura Stampler
How iPhone Videos Are the Greatest Equalizer in the Fight Against Police Brutality
A young black man was violently arrested for riding his bike.
By Lincoln Anthony Blades
A Baltimore Police Officer Charged in Freddie Gray’s Death Was Just Found Not Guilty
Four officers have yet to stand trial.
By Emma Sarran Webster
This State Is Making Targeting Police A Hate Crime
It's called the "Blue Lives Matter" bill.
By Laura Stampler
Michael Brown’s Mom Explains Why Her Son’s Life Mattered
"Everyone knew how he died, but no one knew how he lived."
By Lincoln Anthony Blades