Articles written about Black Lives Matter

Sasha Johnson's Struggles Belong to All Black and Brown Women

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.

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The McCarren Gathering Sees No End in Sight, Over a Year of Demanding Justice

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.

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Honeysuckle's Staff Speaks: A Black Lives Matter Debrief

Honeysuckle writers Maia McDonald and Kalyn Womack discussed the Black Lives Matter movement one year after momentous developments in racial politics

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Upper East Side for Black Lives Matter Holds Vigil For Breonna Taylor

It is just past 7pm and a small crowd gathers in front of a makeshift altar in Carl Schurz Park on the Upper East Side. Men and women silently leave flowers before a large mural that bears the faces of Ahmaud Arbury, Rayshard Brooks, Sandra Bland, and George Floyd—Black

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Black Mental Health Matters: A Conversation with Tarrin Morgan II

Mental Health Awareness has become a popular topic over the past years. The negative stigma of nurturing one’s mental and emotional health has slowly become an antiquated pattern of thought. Despite society’s focus on mental health issues, prior to COVID-19, incidences of mental illness among adults were

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Honeysuckle's Staff Speaks: Ashaliegh Carrington on Black History Month

Founded by Carter G. Woodson and other key African American figures, Black History Month officially began as a week dedicated to Black legacy, struggles, and culture in 1926. The 1960s catapulted the week into a month-long tribute. The mid-1970s cemented Black History Month in America’s cultural consciousness—every president

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Honeysuckle's Staff Speaks: Maia McDonald on Black History Month

Founded by Carter G. Woodson and other key African American figures, Black History Month officially began as a week dedicated to Black legacy, struggles, and culture in 1926. The 1960s catapulted the week into a month-long tribute. The mid-1970s cemented Black History Month in America’s cultural consciousness—every president

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Honeysuckle's Staff Speaks: Kalyn Womack on Black History Month

Founded by Carter G. Woodson and other key African American figures, Black History Month officially began as a week dedicated to Black legacy, struggles, and culture in 1926. The 1960s catapulted the week into a month-long tribute. The mid-1970s cemented Black History Month in America’s cultural consciousness—every president

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Colorado Activist on the Importance of Record Expungement for Cannabis Convictions

Expunge Criminal Records Expunge is “to erase or remove.” An expungement proceeding is a lawsuit determining if criminal convictions can be sealed. State laws vary regarding the specifics of expunging records. This applies to all crime records. Cannabis expungement is specific to marijuana related crimes. Expungement for Cannabis

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Gloria Steinem Gets Candid: RBG, Advocacy, and Perseverance

Activist Gloria Steinem, 86, was the first person I thought of when news broke that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had died at the age of 87. The following day, I spoke with Steinem. We began with our grief and gratitude for the extraordinary feminist fighter, nicknamed “Notorious RBG.

AfroUrbanism

The Case for AfroUrbanism

AfroUrbanism centers the lived experience of black people in the design and creation of black communities. It puts black culture at the fore, taking into account the past harms, current challenges, and future aspirations of black city dwellers. AfroUrbanism goes beyond Black folks practicing traditional urbanism, it explicitly requires us

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From Incarceration to Activism: Grace Detravarah's Battle Against the System

Self-described “rebel” Grace Detravarah ran away to New York City in 1983 – when she was 19. More than 30 years later, after growing into her trans identity and spending some years behind bars, she’s fighting the good fight and trying to make a difference in people’s lives.

Adult Entertainment

“Without Action, Words Are Just Window Dressings”: King Noire and Jet Setting Jasmine on Racism in the Sex Industry

Our Porn and Politics column aims to create a dialogue around kink, polyamory and race with renowned sex professionals, performers, activists and educators, King Noire and Jet Setting Jasmine. In our most recent edition, we discussed the intricacies of Sex Work in the Time of Corona. Since then, the killings

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We Must March Until "Freedom Rings"

For me, this past decade has been defined by cold Black bodies, names turned into hashtags, and mothers crying on TV. The resentment and distrust that built up over all these years have finally erupted into a nationwide movement. In the past three months, I’ve attended more protests than

#JewishPrivilege is Reductive, Divisive and Dangerous

On the 12th of July, my friend messaged me saying, “Whatever you do, don’t check Twitter.” Confused, I texted back, asking, “Why shouldn’t I?” “There’s this hashtag trending, #JewishPrivilege,” she replied. “I spent a little while scrolling through, and it was just absolutely vile. I’ve just

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One Spirit: Empowering the Lakota People Through Action

In the southwest corner of South Dakota lies the eighth-largest territory designated to the Native Americans. Established in 1868, the Pine Ridge Reservation is home to a majority of the Oglala Lakota Nation. According to the US Census Bureau, the territory is among the poorest counties in the nation. A

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On the Uncertain Future of Education

Since March of 2020, students across the country have been absent from their classrooms. For the sake of health, safety, and social distancing, these students have been forced into remote learning. Additionally, in these last few months, racial injustices have made a resurgence within mainstream media due to continued police

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On Refinery29’s “Girlboss” Leadership, White Feminism, and Performative Activism

I grew up in an era where Buzzfeed was my go-to media outlet, and as a teenager, I thought of Refinery29 as Buzzfeed’s women-focused counterpart. Founded in 2005, Refinery29 is one of the many female-focussed magazines that gained traction when feminism began trending in the early 2010s, alongside the

An Interview With NYC Kids For Black Lives Matter

As organizers of peaceful children’s protests on the Upper West Side, Amanda Fialk and Emmanuelle Saal-Fye strive to engage more kids and families in an ongoing conversation about systemic racism. As parents with young children, they are also mindful of the importance of addressing racial topics in an age-appropriate

Accountability: A Conversation with Cannaclusive’s Mary Pryor and Kassia Graham

The Cannabis Industry struggles with representation as people of color continue to be disproportionately excluded from the Cannabis space. The majority of Cannabis businesses are White-owned; many have been built upon oppression, having benefited from the struggles of the individuals most affected by the War on Drugs. Calls for increased

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On the Intersection of Environmental and Racial Injustice

In the late fifteenth century, when the first European ships landed on the shores of the American continent, colonizers exploited and claimed the land held sacred by the Native Americans. This colonization set a pattern that continues to this day —that of people of color being displaced to less desirable

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Black Lives Matter Movement Gains Traction in Australia

By Doris Prodanovic The recent Black Lives Matter movement in the US has sparked Australians to reflect on their own history of slavery, injustice and mistreatment of the Indigenous community. Tens of thousands of people have rallied the streets in capital cities and towns across the country to protest in