By Rivka Galchen — 2014
The rise of Misty Copeland.
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CLEAR ALL
For Saeed Jones, generations collapse into seconds during an American week of chaos and sorrow.
When Kimberlé Crenshaw coined the term 30 years ago, it was a relatively obscure legal concept. Then it went viral.
After the success of the Moral Monday protests, the pastor is attempting to revive Martin Luther King, Jr.’s final—and most radical—campaign.
How do you celebrate and teach the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., both on the holiday that celebrates his birth, and all year long?
After a life filled with transformation, Malcolm X found himself in February 1965 in the throes of yet another.
“Students from low-income backgrounds receive daily reminders—interpersonal and institutional, symbolic and structural—that they are the ones who do not belong.”
To truly achieve an equitable, fair, and greener future, we must defend Black lives and our climate future, together.
Activists and leaders cautioned that the path toward racial justice remains long.
Activism burnout is particularly rife among Black racial justice activists, not only because they are fighting a centuries-old fight, but they’re also experiencing something called racial battle fatigue.
The BIPOC Project aims to build authentic and lasting solidarity among Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), in order to undo Native invisibility, anti-Blackness, dismantle white supremacy and advance racial justice.
