How Black Lives Matter Changed the U.S.
In the decade since it began, #BlackLivesMatter has shifted the nation's collective consciousness, whether we wanted it shifted or not.
Racial Justice
Reparations for the War on Drugs
Legalizing cannabis nationwide isn‘t enough to repair the harm caused by the War on Drugs, explains Chelsea Higgs Wise of Marijuana Justice.
Fund Black Creatives to Realize Reparations
Hollywood still has a long way to go on racial justice and reparations, says actor and activist Kendrick Sampson.
How Storytelling Fuels the Reparations Movement
Communications specialist Jessica Aiwuyor explores the importance of personal histories and storytelling to shift national culture toward reparations.
Reparations and Representation
Two experts on racial narratives explore how media can begin to repair the harms of racism and move toward reparations.
Becoming Abolitionist: A Lawyer’s Radical Vision
“The only way that we are going to get people to have a decent, equitable future is to completely re-envision this entire rubric that is suffocating and killing our people,” says lawyer Noelle Hanrahan.
Why Reparations Can’t Wait
A young activist is building a tradition of economic and social equity for Black workers as a pathway toward reparations.
Achieving Reparations From the Streets to Congress
Maurice Mitchell of Working Families Party showcases how a new, young crop of candidates of color is demanding reparations once in office.
Using White Privilege to Ban Guns
A gun control organization run by women of color is putting white women on the frontlines of demanding a ban on guns.
An Elder Activist’s Historic View on Reparations
Kenniss Henry discusses how and why the idea of reparations for Black people is finally gaining steam.
Educating Americans on Reparations
Long-time activist and attorney Nkechi Taifa speaks out on the importance of reparations-related education.
Can the Federal Government Make Reparations a Reality?
Reparative justice expert Dreisen Heath translates activism into policy to realize reparations for Black Americans.
What the U.S. Government Owes to Black Americans
Progressive Congressional representative Jamaal Bowman discusses why the demand for reparations is central to racial justice.
How to Build Solidarity Across Difference
“Deep canvassing” offers a model for how anti-racist Americans can practice what they preach and work to promote racial justice narratives.
Mobilizing Wealth for Reparations
Edgar Villanueva explores how to disrupt a capitalist system that fuels the racial wealth gap.
Linking Voting Rights to Reparations
Having faith in a democratic system requires restitution for the harms of slavery and on-going racism, says Cliff Albright of Black Voters Matter.
Reversing the Damage of Cannabis Criminalization
People of color were the most harmed by the war on cannabis, but we can heal the damage of prohibition and ensure a fairer future.
Movement Leaders Dream Big for Reparations
What would activists, organizers, and leaders do if they could “wave a magic wand” to help realize reparations?
So, You Think You’re a Good Ally?
Racial profiling is dehumanizing. Here’s what to do if you witness a person of color being targeted.
Home Is Where the Art Is
To mark Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we asked five AAPI creatives to share where they find themselves most at home—if they do at all.
50 Years Later, Hip-Hop Still Impacts U.S. Education
How the popular and powerful music genre made education in the U.S. more accessible and fun.
Murmurations: Collective Action to End Misogynoir
When it came to Russia’s unjust detention of WNBA star Brittney Griner, misogynoir made an already difficult situation more dire, writes scholar Moya Bailey.
We Keep Us Safe: Imagining a Police-Free World
Communities with infrastructure to support the development of whole, healthy people won’t need police.
Will California Realize Reparations to Its Black Residents?
The California Reparations Task Force is readying its final report, which includes suggested financial compensation, to send to the state legislature for debate and approval.
California Runs the Numbers on Reparations
A task force calculated how much Black residents should receive for systemic, state-sanctioned discrimination and ongoing harm.
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