Following the 2020 murder of Breonna Taylor and police shooting of Jacob Blake, Jr, their families are leading the movement for justice. Bianca Austin and Jacob Blake, Sr. are the founders of Families United, an organization supporting victims of police violence and misconduct.
Tawanda Jennings has been unlawfully detained in California since June 2, 2023, mostly due to New York State's failure to produce a crucial governor's warrant. Jennings's support team, including noted advocates Jamilia Land and Shawanna Vaughn of Silent Cry Inc., are calling for her release.
Michigan inmate Tamerra Washington is currently serving two sentences of 32-50 years on wrongful convictions. She shares her story as a victim of systemic racial injustice. Help human rights organization Silent Cry Inc. and partners in the effort to free Tamerra.
The death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of five Memphis police officers is a harrowing cross of police brutality and Black-on-Black crime. Ciaran Short reflects on the toxic masculinity and racism underlying the case.
Airbrush artist Art-1, a Bedford-Stuyvesant legend, is behind the centerpiece mural of 1-800 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, an exhibit honoring those lost to police brutality. Art-1's work has been seen from MTV Cribs to Smif-N-Wessun and Missy Elliott videos, but this exhibit could be his most powerful yet.
Following the tragic killing of Daniel F. Jones, a nationally-renowned criminal justice advocate, friends and family remember what the community leader meant to people in his native Detroit and around the country.
Those working toward equity and inclusion cannot overcome their privilege until they understand how anti-Black racism directly impacts Black Americans, argues Pastor Isaac Scott.
The brutal shooting of Johnson, a prominent Black Lives Matter spokeswoman in the U.K., reflects a startling trend: Among non-BIPOC communities, support for Black Lives Matter is waning, even after a year of protests.
The community-led group organizes for justice for Black lives every night in Brooklyn, and connections made there are sparking even more movements for social change.
Honeysuckle writers Maia McDonald and Kalyn Womack discussed the Black Lives Matter movement one year after momentous developments in racial politics
It is just past 7pm and a small crowd gathers in front of a makeshift...
Mental Health Awareness has become a popular topic over the past years. The negative stigma...
Founded by Carter G. Woodson and other key African American figures, Black History Monthofficially began...
Founded by Carter G. Woodson and other key African American figures, Black History Monthofficially began...
Founded by Carter G. Woodson and other key African American figures, Black History Monthofficially began...
