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

Super-rich Californians are hiring their own private firefighters, and it’s causing problems

Continuing the tradition of Black youth organizations’ solidarity with Palestine

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

The silent and sellout: What is the responsibility of prominent Black artists in an unjust society?

Google employees stage mass walkout over sexual harassment and other workplace issues

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

Racist white woman arrested after targeting Black child with letter: “This is a white neighborhood.”

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

New recording seems to show XXXTentacion admitting to battery charges against pregnant girlfriend

Comic: Violent heteronormativity is destroying Black families, not Black queerness

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

Nnedi Okorafor ‘Shuri #1’ comic is finally here, all hail the Princess of Wakanda!

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

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.

#MeToo era sees surge in colleges tackling toxic masculinity on campus

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

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