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#BlackLivesMatter Means Recognizing Joy — Not Just Trauma

Black teens want to see more joy on social media.

D.C. Is Protesting the Police Shooting of 18-Year-Old Deon Kay

“They took my baby, they just took my baby from me."

Trump Compared Police Violence to Golf

“Just like in a golf tournament, they miss a three-foot putt.”

Players in Major Sports Leagues Went on Strike

“What was most important was the solidarity, the unity, the collectiveness.”

Protests Sparked by Police Shootings of Jacob Blake and Trayford Pellerin

In Kenosha, Wisconsin, and Lafayette, Louisiana, people took to the streets.

Supporters Demand Authorities #FreeTianna, a BLM Protest Organizer

“Her life and future is on the line."

We Should All Be Commemorating Black August

“August is a month of meaning, of repression and radical resistance.”

The Case for Abolishing the Department of Homeland Security

The agency poses a grave threat to our civil liberties and operates with near impunity.

I Was a Security Guard at the Hospital Where I’m Now a Med Student

"The mistrust in our community around medicine is, to some degree, justified."

Teens Face Years in Prison Over BLM Uprisings

What will this solve?

What’s So Harmful About Copaganda?

Don’t fall for it.

How We’re Taking on Anti-Black Racism in Puerto Rico

“We have been erased from our own history.”

Black Progress Has Always Been Met with Racist Backlash

We’ve seen this again and again throughout history.

NYPD Use Unmarked Van to Arrest a Teen Protesting Police Brutality

"Nowhere in our laws are you permitted to kidnap people.”

White Supremacy Is the Problem

This is deeper than systemic racism.

‘Black-on-Black Crime’ Isn't a Thing

Enough with this racist talking point.

Black Journalists Hope Media's Racial Reckoning Can Create Change

“It’s about firing some people. ... Some people need to go.”

John Lewis Inspired Me As a Black Gen Z Activist

Lewis taught me that the fight for justice demands courage.

Trump Is Deploying Feds in More Cities with Operation LeGend

"We will also soon send federal law enforcement to other cities."