Glen Ford
Despite its widespread support, the Black Lives Matter movement has also faced criticism and opposition from various individuals and groups. Some critics argue that the movement promotes division and animosity, while others believe that it overlooks the experiences of other marginalizedmunities. 7. Conc...
By saying “Nigerian Lives Matter,” rather than any other locally generated expression, the violence against Nigerian groups not only becomes more amplifiable, but also allows us to shape the ideals that connect Black histories across space and time. The socio-cultural and socio-political ...
Blacks weren’t saying that Black lives mattered more, they were emphasizing that, the way the system works now, Black Lives Matter … Less.” There are a lot of groups addressing these rusty fissures, including the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the ...
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is starting a group with other black celebrities to work to prevent the suppression of the African-American vote, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
As #BlackLivesMatter developed throughout 2013 and 2014, we utilized it as a platform and organizing tool. Other groups, organizations, and individuals used it to amplify anti-Black racism across the country, in all the ways it showed up. Tamir Rice, Tanisha Anderson, Mya Hall, Walter Scott...
The Movement for Black Lives, a coalition of groups associated with Black Lives Matter, released a broad, detailed list of demands earlier this month that they believe will help fight racism in housing, education, criminal justice, and many other aspects of American life. Topics Black Lives Matt...
Elsewhere along the rainbow, it is undeniable that Latinos and Asians have had to struggle in a not-always-friendly America. But compared to African Americans, these groups have fared well. While life expectancy for blacks in 2017 was 74.9 years, for Hispanics it was 81.8 years — which...
Mitt Romney doesn't want to talk about that at all. So he marches. And Black Lives Matter couldn't be happier about it. The complicity of people like Mitt Romney gives groups like Black Lives Matter strength. Black Lives Matter is becoming more powerful by the hour...
Today, dozens of Black and people of color-led grassroots organizations, clinics, and collectives provide therapeutic resources for communities that experience racist oppression. Below, we’ve compiled a list of some of these groups as a starting point; countless more are doing difficult, phenomenal...