Activism

Israel orders demolition of more Palestinian homes along West Bank, but families prepare to resist

Amazon will pay US employees $15 minimum wage, but what about international workers?

Marches in NY, D.C. call for emphasis on the rights of Black women to overturn status quo

Conviction of Brazilian political prisoner echoes injustice in the U.S.

Appeals court strikes down ID protections for Native North Dakota voters ahead of midterms

Texas argues on behalf of school that expelled student who didn’t kneel for pledge of allegiance

Ontario Judge gives light sentence to Black offender citing systemic racism

Professor attacked for refusing to write a recommendation for student to study in Israel citing BDS

#MeToo is not just for Hollywood: McDonald’s workers strike in 10 U.S. cities to protest sexual harassment

Study shows Black student activists are penalized by white college admissions counselors

New York Times anonymous op-ed by Trump senior official invites fiery criticism on all sides

AFROPUNK founding editor-in-chief quits company, citing “lies, gaslighting, exploitation”

Kaepernick’s case against the NFL moving forward after arbitrator denies summary judgment request

California becomes first state to abolish cash bail, but gives judges more discretion to jail defendants

After NYC makes inmate calls free, Texas reduces charge from 26 cents a minute to 6

After assault on Black patrons by Asian workers at Flatbush nail salon, protesters call for boycotts

Inmates in at least 17 states begin massive labor strike, calling conditions modern-day slavery

Administration rebukes UNC protesters who toppled notorious confederate statue to the ground

John Legend calls for the end of racist non-unanimous jury convictions in Louisiana

“Unite the Right” white supremacist rally vastly outnumbered by counter-protesters

Inspired by Fox News attacks, Lebron James set to produce ‘Shut Up and Dribble’ docuseries

Black Lives Matter protestors crash wedding of officer who murdered Stephon Clark

Amazon reiterates “unwavering support” for US law enforcement, military despite worker complaints

Largest for-profit prison company in Florida threatens to sue Dream Defenders for anti-ICE protests

Saying “I am not my ancestors” blatantly disrespects how they lived and died for us

Teen Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi released after widely rebuked term in Israeli prison

Philadelphia ends contract with ICE following protests

Elbert Howard, one of the Black Panther Party founders, dies at 80

New Zealand to grant 10 day paid leave for domestic abuse survivors

We need to challenge fat antagonism in Black activist spaces

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