racial justice

7 min read 2023-05-26 21:00:41

Why We Can Imagine Singing Fish, But Not Black Mermaids

When Disney announced that the singer and actress Halle Bailey was chosen to play Ariel in the upcoming live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid,

1 min read 2023-05-23 23:24:21

The NAACP is the latest organization to warn Black people and members of marginalized communities against traveling to Florida amid the relentless

4 min read 2023-05-23 21:00:06

In an excerpt from her 2013 Dharma Talk “Real Refuge: Building Inclusive and Welcoming Sanghas,” Buddhist teacher Mushim Patricia Ikeda applies

1 min read 2023-05-23 06:05:51

In his first interview since being charged with second-degree manslaughter in the killing of Jordan Neely, Daniel Penny said that he couldn’t be

1 min read 2023-05-17 00:41:19

A Missouri high school student is fighting a three-day suspension after filming a teacher using the N-word multiple times during class. Mary

1 min read 2023-05-14 00:14:08

On Thursday, the Louisiana House passed a bill to make some juvenile criminal records public in three majority-Black parishes. Sponsors argue that

2 min read 2023-05-12 23:55:13

Amid intense anger and calls for justice, the man who put 30-year-old Jordan Neely in a deadly chokehold surrendered to police Friday morning to face

4 min read 2023-04-29 20:37:34

Self-expression and storytelling are among the primary objectives that young aspiring activists seek to achieve online. FG Trade via Getty Images by

1 min read 2023-04-18 01:30:38

6:00 p.m. CDT: Andrew Lester, 84, will be charged with assault in the first degree and armed criminal action, both felonies, a Clay County prosecutor

8 min read 2023-04-14 01:00:29

This article was produced as a collaboration between Bolts and Mother Jones. In Minnesota, a disagreement on how to prosecute two teenagers suspected

8 min read 2023-04-14 01:00:29

This article was produced as a collaboration between Bolts and Mother Jones. In Minnesota, a disagreement on how to prosecute two teenagers suspected

1 min read 2023-04-11 04:45:17

In a unanimous vote Monday, the Nashville Metropolitan Council voted to reinstate Rep. Justin Jones, one of the two Black Democratic lawmakers

3 min read 2023-04-06 18:59:37

Jesse L. Jackson, speaking to the 1988 Democratic Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, said: “Wherever you are tonight, you can make it. Hold your head

2 min read 2023-04-03 18:26:23

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Email: lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Cynthia Hayes Memorial

3 min read 2023-04-01 00:01:25

On March 6, seven Henrico County sheriff’s deputies and three hospital staff members piled on top of 28-year-old Irvo Otieno for nearly 12 minutes