By Lamont Lilly, Participants in the Movement for Black Lives Convening in Cleveland, Ohio, participate in the gathering’s Opening Ceremony. (Photo: Layla Amatullah Barrayn) The Movement for Black Lives National…
By William C. Anderson, The Black vote seems to matter more to some than Black life itself. This election season has inspired presidential candidates to engage in an array of…
By: Peniel E. Joseph Residents cast their votes at a polling place in Ferguson, Mo., Nov. 4, 2014. The national commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights…
By: Wade Henderson Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Dr. Ben Carson and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie stand onstage prior to the Voters First Presidential Forum for Republicans at St….
By Simon McCormack Nearly one year after Michael Brown was shot dead by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, a new poll shows a growing number of people believe there’s…
By Nusrat Choudhury Throughout our country’s history, the federal government has used the fear of threats – real or perceived – to conduct surveillance on domestic groups and people who…
byHerbert Dyer, Jr. “I will state flatly that the bulk of this country’s white population impresses me, and has so impressed me for a very long time, as being beyond…
Note: In honor of Michael Brown, one year after his killing, protests are being held across the nation. Find one near you or create one at the Ferguson National Response…
By Laura Flanders Black Lives Matter cofounder Opal Tometi. (Photo: GritTV) What might a global Black Lives Matter movement look like? We may find out sooner than we think. I…
A row of activists with linked arms at a Black Lives Matter protest in Baltimore on April 29, 2015. (Flickr / Arash Azizzada) In the early moments of the uprising…
By Roseanne Scotti / Drug Policy Alliance Mustafa Willis had a job and no criminal record. After being arrested in Newark, he was forced to remain in jail for months because…
By Elizabeth Pears STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: Protesters march past the Houses of Parliament [PIC CREDIT: Thabo Jaiyesimi] THOUSANDS OF people marched peacefully from Brixton to Parliament on Saturday (Aug 1)…