Activism

The #SayHerName Movement Doesn’t Include Ashli Babbitt

a white hand holds a white, blue, and dark purple #SayHerName sign surrounded by a blue and a purple heart during a march
by Treva Lindsey
January 21, 2021 at 11:51am
To be clear, #SayHerName isn’t just a hashtag; it’s a movement. 
A Black woman with short, black curly hair holds a cardboard sign that says Defund the Police as she walks across the Brooklyn Bridge

Defund the Police Is a Demand—and We Should Heed It

by Reina Sultan
December 23, 2020 at 11:08am
Instead of backing off, this is the time to barrel forward with our demands. Read more »
an illustration of a Black woman in profile walking up stairs and coming across incarcerated people of various hues

Love No Limit: We Should Think about Prison Abolition as a Love Story

by Josie Pickens
December 22, 2020 at 9:44am
We’re not only working to abolish the prison-industrial complex. We’re also working to build communities of care. Read more »
Thandiwe Abdullah, an organizer with Black Lives Matter and a cofounder of the Black Lives Matter Youth Vanguard, receives hugs after addressing the crowd

Uncaging Humanity: Rethinking Accountability in the Age of Abolition

by Mariame Kaba
December 8, 2020 at 10:01am
The closer of a community you build, the more you know your neighbors, and the more you understand them as real people with real conflict. Read more »
Community members, some of whom are white and some of whom are Black and Latinx, stand together on the lawn of a house in Los Angeles

Flipping the Focus: The Reclaimers Are Fighting the Vacant Housing Crisis

by Zoie Matthew
December 3, 2020 at 12:03pm
Who is being displaced from cities in order to make room for the wealthy? Read more »
a Black woman with short, black curly hair walks beside two other women at a Black Lives Matter protest with a megaphone up to her lips

Just Because the Election Is Over Doesn’t Mean the Work Is

by Evette Dionne
November 13, 2020 at 11:56am
If you’re not sure where to start, we’ve got some concrete tips for getting and remaining involved. Read more »
Shirley Chisholm, a Black woman with a short, black afro, stands behind a podium in an orange and white blouse

Less Flawed Union: The Unsung Heroes of the Suffrage and Civil Rights Movements

by Leslie Stauffer
October 1, 2020 at 11:30am
Despite playing a pivotal role in the original suffrage movement, women of color reaped none of the reward. Read more »
“Portrait Monument,” a 1920 statue memorial.

Trump’s Pardon of Susan B. Anthony Shows His Allegiance to White Supremacy

by Jennifer Stavros
September 1, 2020 at 1:06pm
Trump calls back to a long history of white supremacist women. Read more »
The Moms protest group chants slogans during a protest in front of the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse.

Why Is Activism Reserved for White Moms?

by Marianne Dhenin
August 25, 2020 at 10:39am
Black mothers have long been doing the work. Read more »
a colorful, fragmented painting of a Black woman in cornrows

No New Normal: Who Will We Be After This Nightmare Is Over?

by Kim Kelly
August 24, 2020 at 9:02am
If we want to survive, we’re going to have to save ourselves. Read more »
Antoine Hunter and NEVE Mazique, two Black dancers wearing gold and white, one of them wearing a crown, are posed against a dark earthy background

30 Years after the ADA, It’s Time to Imagine a More Accessible Future

by Anna Hamilton
July 20, 2020 at 12:46pm
America’s treatment of its disabled citizens is still deeply flawed. Read more »

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Douchebag Decree: Anti-Choice Hidden Camera Edition

by Kjerstin Johnson
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House Proud : The troubling rise of stay-at-home daughters

Winter 2010 • Confidential

“Daughters aren’t to be independent. They’re not to act outside the scope 
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Mad Science: Deconstructing Bunk Reporting in 5 Easy Steps

Spring 2008 • Wired

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Sister Soldiers: On Black Women, Police Brutality, and the True Meaning of Black Liberation

a blue and white illustration of police brutality
by Tasha Fierce
Spring 2015 • Law & Order
Unless you’re looking for their names, you won’t find the stories of all Black women shot and killed by police officers in the past five years in the discourse surrounding police reform. Read more »