Activism

Marc Lamont Hill was fired for telling the truth about the Palestinian resistance

Dollar stores replace grocery stores in low-income Black communities at alarming rates, one town is fighting the surge

The bar for white “allies” is absurdly low and I’m tired of watching them be praised for reaching it

Mexico City’s first female mayor will dissolve anti-protest police force

Violent protests against wealth inequality in France continue, but many capitalize on economic anxiety for nationalist ends

Police charge anti-fascist protesters who were stabbed at white nationalist rally but protect the neo-Nazis

American citizen sues ICE following three week attempt to deport him to Jamaica

Private autopsy shows cops shot Emantic Bradford Jr., man mistaken for Black Friday mall shooter, 3 times in the back

New Muslim congresswoman Rashida Tlaib will lead a first congressional delegation to Israeli-occupied West Bank

Top Obama officials now caught up in lawsuit about Clinton Foundation’s improper practices

Bassem Masri, a prominent live streamer of Ferguson uprising, latest area activist found dead

CNN fires Marc Lamont Hill for advocating for Palestinian freedom

Largest mass bailout in history releases hundreds from Rikers

Indigenous women sue Canada & its health authorities over forced sterilizations as recent as 2017

Continuing the tradition of Black youth organizations’ solidarity with Palestine

Alyssa Milano demands Women’s March leaders condemn Farrakhan—or step down

As Brian Kemp suppresses the Black vote in Georgia, Oprah comes to campaign for Stacey Abrams

Pittsburgh residents protest Trump’s visit after synagogue shooting over racist rhetoric

Second member of the MOVE 9, Michael Africa Sr., released on parole after 40 years in prison

In response to Trump administration’s memo define gender to exclude transgender people, organizers, activists say we #WontBeErased

Florida International University right wing student group under fire over racist messages and rape jokes

Canada becomes second country to legalize marijuana, and also creates pathway to pardon past drug offenders

Saudi journalist’s disappearance renews attention on U.S.-backed Saudi war on Yemen

Florida’s Amendment 4 would restore the voting rights of 1.7 million formerly incarcerated people

Brian Kemp is using his current job to repress Black votes in fight against Abrams for GA governor

Like South Carolina, Florida refuses to relocate inmates under Hurricane Michael

Turkey accuses Saudi Arabia of murdering political journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Turkish soil

Nearly 200 protestors arrested as Kavanaugh is confirmed by the Senate

San Francisco Judge blocks Trump order to suspend protected status of thousands of immigrants

Major Jewish charity stops funding website targeting pro-Palestinian activists after donation revealed

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