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Alicia Garza Coined “Black Lives Matter” — And She’s Just Getting Started
The creator of the #BlackLivesMatter is a movement mentor–and proves that activism is more than just a sign.
Charlene Carruthers Is the Queer Black Feminist Leading the Movement
Charlene Carruthers has done the work, and is leading us all to liberation.
Tourmaline Isn’t Just Telling Our Stories — She’s Putting Us in Museums
“We have always been here. We actually started this thing, and you need to educate yourself about that.”
Behind the ‘First Trans Murder’ of 2019
When transgender women are murdered, their deaths are often sensationalized. Raquel Willis explains what happens beyond the headlines.
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Where’s All This Energy For The Attacks On Black Transgender Women?
When straight, cisgender black men are attacked, there’s an uproar. But where’s that same energy for black transgender women?
5 Trans People of Color Open Up About Their Military Experience
Trans servicemembers and their supporters are experiencing a range of emotions from fear, to anger, to disappointment.
Colleges’ Reluctant Embrace of MLK Day
The push for a national Martin Luther King holiday prompted a fierce political tug-of-war, on campus and off.
‘Freedom Farmers’ Tells the History of Black Farmers Uniting Against Racism
It’s a timely, connective, and expansive book; one that calls us to remember that the Black freedom struggle is an ongoing labor movement in places far and wide.