Black Lives Matter

“It Is the Young People Who Will Free Us”: Resisting Militarized Violence, from Honduras to Chicago

A transnational conversation between organizers.

Gaspar Sánchez and Veronica Morris-Moore

This Minneapolis Mayoral Candidate Wants To Disarm and Demilitarize Police—And He’s Winning

Raymond Dehn's progressive policies on criminal justice, housing and more are resonating across the city.

Valerie Vande Panne

Rahm Emanuel Wants $95 Million for a New Police Facility. Chicago Activists Have Other Ideas.

Organizers with the #NoCopAcademy campaign are taking to the phones, streets and trains to get out their message that Chicago communities need more resources, not more cops.

Charles Preston

The Art of Disobedience

From the Black Panthers to Ferguson, finding a U.S. history we can be proud of.

Abby Lynn Klinkenberg

Racist Blowback Against Colin Kaepernick Isn’t Just About Him: It’s Aimed at Black Resistance Itself

We refuse to apologize for fighting for our freedom.

Keedra Gibba

In 2028 Olympics, L.A. Residents See a Police State on Steroids

Community groups are torching the city’s Olympic plans.

Leighton Woodhouse

Police Union Fought Reforms To Address Sexual Assault by Officers

An examination of lobbying records shine a light on the behind-the-scenes clout of the Fraternal Order of Police.

Adeshina Emmanuel

White Supremacist Violence Is All Too American

Whenever Black Americans make advances, they face a torrent of racist backlash.

Robert Greene II

The Reverend Who Preached Against Hate While Nazis Marched on Her

Why Rev. Traci Blackmon went to Charlottesville.

Elizabeth Adetiba

“Not Here, Not in My Town”: Charlottesville Black Lives Matter on Why We Must All Resist Fascism

A member of Black Lives Matter argues we must not ignore white supremacy: We must actively oppose it.

Sarah Lazare

Language of the Unheard: 50 Years On, the Flames of the Detroit Uprising Still Burn

The structural injustices that laid the groundwork for Detroit’s uprising still exist.

In These Times Staff

We Are In the Midst of a Black Power Renaissance

Under Trump, we are seeing a return to collective Black consciousness.

Salim Muwakkil

The Police State Can Come After Trump Protesters, But It Can’t Make Them Cooperate

Facing up to 75 years in prison, 135 Inauguration Day protesters are refusing to collaborate with the prosecution.

Sarah Lazare

Squatters’ 60-Year War Against Private Property

How propertied classes team up with the state to forcibly evict urban squatters.

Margaret Garb

“I Question America”: On Juneteenth, Remembering Fannie Lou Hamer’s Testimony About Racist Brutality

Hamer’s speech to the 1964 Democratic National Convention still rings true.

In These Times Staff

Done Waiting for the Mule: Black Activists Seek To Occupy 40 Acres of Land this Juneteenth

In cities across the country, organizers for "Black Land and Liberation" are preparing to reclaim vacant spaces.

Aviana Willis

Capitalism Is Built on the Backs of Black Women

By consigning Black women to low-paid care work, a new report shows, racialized capitalism is continuing the legacy of slavery.

Sarah Lazare

A New Mother’s Day Tradition: Fighting for Moms Behind Bars

Mother's Day is the perfect opportunity to join the growing movement to support—and to free—incarcerated mothers.

Elizabeth Adetiba