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Why We Fund The Movement For Black Lives (And Why You Should Too)
Why We Fund The Movement For Black Lives (And Why You Should Too) Eileen Farbman’s 30-year philanthropic journey began with a focus on issues facing women, from domestic violence to human trafficking. [...]
It’s Time to Invest in Black Trans Power
Photo: Cole Witter It’s Time to Invest in Black Trans Power BY RAQUEL WILLIS June 30, 2020 Earlier this month, as companies and brands scrambled to respond to the [...]
M4BL Mandate to Defund the Police
M4BL Mandate to Defund the Police In response to a legacy of police and proxy violence that most recently took the lives of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and Tony McDade, people [...]
Police Unions: What to Know and Why They Don’t Belong in the Labor Movement
Police Unions: What to Know and Why They Don’t Belong in the Labor Movement No Class is an op-ed column by writer and radical organizer Kim Kelly that connects worker struggles and the current state of [...]
Copaganda: What It Is and How to Recognize It
Copaganda: What It Is and How to Recognize It This op-ed argues that copaganda serves to undermine the movement for Black lives. BY PALIKA MAKAM AUGUST 5, 2020 I’d like to start with [...]
Reimagining An America That Uplifts Black Girls
Reimagining An America That Uplifts Black Girls BY LATOSHA BROWN · JULY 9, 2020 WHILE WE ARE IN THIS DEEPLY REFLECTIVE MOMENT IN THIS COUNTRY, LET’S REMEMBER THAT BLACK GIRLS DESERVE [...]
To Stop Police Violence, We Need Better Questions — and Bigger Demands
Photo By Sarah-Ji To Stop Police Violence, We Need Better Questions — and Bigger Demands September 25, 2020It’s impossible to take the violence out of policing Once again, there is justified [...]
TURNING AWAY FROM SYSTEMS OF POLICING AND PUNISHMENT DOESN’T MEAN TURNING AWAY FROM ACCOUNTABILITY.
BY MARIAME KABA & ANDREA J. RITCHIE · JULY 16, 2020 Calls for arrests of the officers who killed Breonna Taylor are intensifying daily – Breonna’s family, community, celebrities, social media, Black women and allies across the United States [...]