Monday, December 23, 2024

Tag: Black Lives Matter

Just so we’re clear: Black mothers aren’t to blame for high...

When famous midwife Ina May Gaskin suggested that Black mothers should make better lifestyle choices to have healthier babies, the Black birth world decided they’d had enough.

Police officer arrested after shooting autistic man’s therapist

Rios was clearly playing with a toy truck instead of a gun.

MLK called for a “radical revolution of values.” The movement for...

50 years ago, King blasted militarism, racism and poverty in his “Beyond Vietnam” speech. The new Beyond the Moment campaign carries forward his radical vision.

Social movements converge on April 4 anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther...

“Every day workers of color across this country face deep-seated racism that would seem to be out of Dr. King’s era, but is, sadly, still reality today.”

Still no answers in Seattle about black Muslim teen found hanging...

Lynching may sound like a foreign term to many people in 21st century America. Not anymore.

Billionaires arrive on private jets to solve inequality, while African children...

To really help the poorest countries, we need to do less: less military, less debt, and less corporate farming.

Climate change forced over 1 million Africans from their homes in...

Disasters triggered by rapid-onset natural hazards affected 33 African countries last year.

BREAKING: Officer who shot Keith Lamont Scott will not face charges...

“It is my opinion that Officer Vinson acted lawfully when he shot Mr. Scott.”

New Yorkers #SwipeItForward to protest policing of fare-beating

This is easy. This is effective. And it’s legal. And this is a way for everyone to be an everyday activist.

Justice Department to Charge Cop in Death of Eric Garner

The plan to charge Pantaleo has been approved by Attorney General Loretta Lynch.

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Teamsters launch largest strike against Amazon in US history to demand fair wages and...

Amazon workers launch historic nationwide strike, demanding better wages, safer conditions, and union recognition from the $2 trillion corporation.

Israeli soldiers enforce kill zone in Gaza, targeting civilians and leaving bodies to rot

Israeli forces implement open-fire policies in Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor, targeting civilians and leaving corpses uncollected as a warning to others.

Pregnant woman in labor cited under Kentucky anti-homelessness law

Pregnant homeless woman in labor ticketed under Kentucky’s anti-camping law, sparking national outrage over the criminalization of homelessness.

Syria’s new fundamentalist government: Women ‘biologically’ unsuited to politics, universities to be segregated

The comments provoked a firestorm of protest among Syrian women and, well, non-fundamentalists.

Elon Musk for Speaker of the House? Republicans float billionaire amid spending bill fight

Republicans propose Elon Musk as Speaker of the House after his role in sinking a spending bill, raising unprecedented ethical and governance concerns.