4/11/17- Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Iesha Evans, the Baton Rouge protester whose photo of her standing up to police in riot gear went viral. “It was laughable at best. I was a little disgusted. I see the similarities. I see little key things. They were trying to take away from it being a […]
Emails also reveal that undercover cops regularly filmed Black Lives Matter activists and posed as protesters during rallies.
In an ongoing study, Black Women's Blueprint found that 60 percent of Black women report having been raped before the age of 18. But part of the challenge has been calling Black men into community to reckon not only with racism, but also with racialized sexual violence and sexualized and gendered racism.
Black Lives Matter groups are joining forces with activists leading the charge for raising the minimum wage to $15 in an effort to fight for racial justice and economic equality.
Despite a glaring absence from the daily menu of mainstream media coverage, activists argue the Black Lives Matter movement still matters in the Trump era.
Many believe that Colin Kaepernick's activism—his refusal to stand for the National Anthem in protest of police brutality and for the sanctity of Black lives—made the NFL turn a cold shoulder to him.
Leslie Jones can’t seem to get a break. Last year, led by now disgraced “writer” Milo Yiannopoulos, the Saturday Night Live player was viciously harassed online with users comparing her to Harambe the gorilla and sending her porn. These days, she’s facing a backlash after making a joke about white people who claim to support […]
The shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin took place five years in Sanford, Fla., igniting a flurry of activism and discussion on race matters in America. The tragic shooting at the hands of volunteer night watchman George Zimmerman and his 2013 acquittal gave birth to the Black Lives Matter movement, along with a renewed focus […]
Five years after Trayvon Martin’s death, the fight for justice for young Black men continues.
The Fort Worth Police Department will drop charges against Jacqueline Craig and Brea Hymond.
Could peaceful protests like the Women's March held in Washington, D.C. become a crime?
