By Nathan Schneider (Doug Chayka) A few weeks before the release this summer of Laudato si’, Pope Francis’s manifesto on ecology and poverty, I…
By: Todd Steven Burroughs A woman wears a shirt with ‘Black Lives Matter’ during a memorial service for slain 18 year-old Michael Brown Jr. on August 9, 2015 at the…
Dr. Maulana Karenga This month of August, full of commemorations, comes always with special meaning, for it is a central source and reference point for our history of righteous resistance…
byRandy Blazak Before you think this article is “just one liberal’s opinion,” let me briefly say I have dedicated my life to studying racism. I earned my PhD from Emory…
Lilly Workneh Erika Goldring via Getty Images The State of Black New Orleans report released by the National Urban League on Wednesday gives clear context for the many ongoing challenges…
The institute of the Black World 21st Century is delighted to finally release this Black Paper – which has been nearly three years in production. Originally targeted for release in…
By Jamil Smith Last week, Hillary Clinton met with a small group of Black Lives Matter protesters who had intended to disrupt her campaign event, only to arrive late and…
By Brentin Mock The phrase “black-on-black crime” gets tossed around so cavalierly these days that it can be hard to ascertain the intention behind it—no matter who says it. When President Obama uses…
Demonstrators, mark the one-year anniversary of the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) By Raha Jorjani (Raha Jorjani is an immigration defense lawyer with the Office of…
By: Ericka Blount Danois Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) addresses hecklers and supporters at the Netroots Nation 2015 Presidential Town Hall July 18, 2015, in Phoenix. “I don’t know if I…
Prisoners and guard at Louisiana State Penitentiary, in Angola, La. By Jason Stanley In 1980, there were 500,000 Americans in prison or jail. By 2013, there were more than 2.3…
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…