Talking Art, Activism and Allyship with Artist Amanda Lindsay
Amanda Lindsay’s work is symbolic of a new frontier of using art and social media platforms as a tool for catalyzing change.
Black Lives Matter
An Interview with Youth-Led Group Hawai‘i for Black Lives
This generation will be the generation of change.
On Redefining Violence
The aftermath has sent shockwaves across the world and the United States has experienced a historic civil uprising, with a degree of unrest that has not been observed for decades. Varying communities have joined together to support the Black Lives Matter movement.
Opinion: The American Policing System Must be Abolished, Not Reformed
Recognition of a broader policing problem has built up over the past few years and has now flooded into the mainstream.
ALL-ONE: An Exclusive with David Bronner
All-One is the concept that everyone must recognize the interconnectivity of living things everywhere and work together for social, environmental, and economic responsibility.
Asian Americans and the Black Community: How the Model Minority Myth Keeps us Divided
Frustrated over systemic racial violence against black people by the Los Angeles Police Department, and further enraged by the racial tensions between Korean-American and black communities in LA, protests and riots erupted in April of 1992.
Roll the Revolution: An Interview with C.K. Dunson of Bouqé
Bouqé is for the cannabis enthusiast who handles their business and likes to roll up while doing it. We represent the people who are bold enough to fight for the change they want to see in the world, whether those changes are societal, medical, or environmental.
The Sound of Protest and Mourning
Witnessing the fragile final moments of these men’s lives, compounded by the cruelty of their government-sanctioned killers has left the entire nation and specifically black communities reeling in deep pain.
Black Lives Matter Calls Upon us to Reclaim the Radical Roots of Pride
ride month is necessary to recognize that Pride intrinsically means dismantling the white hegemony and the dominant culture; it also means shunning capitalism’s co-option of our contemporary LGBTQIA+ movement.
Proposal for a 2020 U.S. Constitutional 13th Amendment: Defund the Police and Abolish Private Prisons
The fact is that police brutality, and police killings are not just common results of the Police State, they are inherent functions of a status quo which serves and protects one group at the expense of countless others.
Black Lives Matter & Pride: Key Organizations to Support Right Now
We envision a world where Black mamas have the rights, respect, and resources to thrive before, during, and after pregnancy.
How History Whitewashed The Civil Rights Movement: The Fight For Equality is Messy
I’m going to attempt to clear up some whitewashed misconceptions here, not to detract from the Civil Rights Movement but to remind the newcomers that revolution is fucking messy.
Ways to Contribute to the Black Lives Matter Movement
While it’s nice to repost inspiring quotes on Instagram to express our anger and sadness, there are more tangible ways to get involved and join the movement, as words are more powerful when accompanied with action.
VOTING WHILE BLACK: Color of Change Takes Communities from Presence to Power
Voter suppression against people of color is an unfortunate staple of American history...
ARTHUR RAMBERT: FROM PRISONER TO PAYING IT FORWARD
"We become a savage in the pursuit of happiness"
