black lives matter
You Won't Believe Why This Senior Photo Caused an Investigation by the U.S. Military
Hint: it has something to do with Beyoncé.
By Laura Stampler
The City of Cleveland Will Pay Millions for Killing a 12-Year-Old Boy
Tamir Rice was shot by a police officer.
By Emma Sarran Webster
How Sexual Abuse Can Damage the Love Black Women Have For Black Men
“Simply put, I feared black men.”
By Blavity
Amandla Stenberg Will Star in a New #BlackLivesMatter-Inspired Movie
She’s bringing #BlackGirlMagic to the big screen.
By Isis Briones
A 10th Grader Drew the Google Doodle Celebrating Black Heritage
“No matter our differences, everyone is touched by art in some way.”
By Kate Dwyer
Here’s Proof the Black Lives Matter Movement Is Making a Difference on College Campuses
It's causing a lasting effect.
By Emma Sarran Webster
The City of Ferguson Takes a Small Step to Ensure There's Never Another Michael Brown
"It’s beautiful."
By Emma Sarran Webster
How Visiting a Plantation Was a Reminder of Pain, Suffering, and History
“Stepping into the homes of slaves was heart-wrenching.”
By Blavity
10 Inspiring, Iconic Women You Should Be Celebrating on International Women's Day
From the Notorious RBG to Lady Gaga.
By Linley Sanders
Watch 8 Girls Share What #BlackGirlMagic Means to Them
“It’s about strength, intelligence, and confidence.”
By Hanna Howard
Why Something Hillary Clinton Said 20 Years Ago Is Trending on Twitter Today
WhichHillary.
By Sade Strehlke
How Three Students Changed the Course of History at Their Schools
"Hate, it seemed, had become a tolerable offense at Mizzou."
By Payton Head
What It’s Really Like to Live and Survive as a Black Girl
As told by six black female poets.
By Blavity
A 23-Year-Old’s Sudden Suicide Has Shaken the Activist Community
MarShawn McCarrel "impacted so many people.”
By Sade Strehlke
Macklemore, Award-Winning White Rapper, Makes a Song About White Privilege
Is it more damaging than it is helpful?
By Ella Cerón
Watch Stephen Colbert Get a Lesson in White Privilege
And why "all lives matter" misses the point.
By Evette Dionne
Why the Punishment for the Cop in the Sandra Bland Case Doesn’t Fit the Crime
Will there ever be justice for her death?
By Eman Bare
9 Black Lives That Were Cut Short by Police in 2015
Here's to hoping these stats change in 2016.
By Sarah Harvard