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I teach at Syracuse University. Racist acts on campus have left me scared, tired and more motivated than ever.
There is no way to outrun racism or white supremacy, but we can chip away at it with intention
Jenn M. Jackson
Nov. 26, 2019
Nov. 26, 2019
Perspective
‘Hong Kong is my home’: I am protesting on the front line and refuse to back down
Protester Sonia Ng shares her story in her own words
Sonia Ng
Nov. 23, 2019
Nov. 23, 2019
Meet the 17-year-old climate activist who skipped school to hunger strike at the Capitol
Sophia Kianni was by far the youngest, and one of the only women, at the protest in Nancy Pelosi’s office
Lena Felton
Nov. 18, 2019
Nov. 18, 2019
A 71-hour wait for a historic case: Talking with the people who camped out to hear the Supreme Court debate LGBTQ rights
Activists on opposing sides of the issue sat and slept next to each other — and dealt with sprinklers that went off at 4 a.m.
Caroline Kitchener
Oct. 8, 2019
Oct. 8, 2019
‘Am I going to be next?’: Dallas activists react to the latest attack in a string of violence against transgender women of color
After two high-profile murders of black trans women in Dallas this summer, another transgender woman was shot last week
Lena Felton
Sep. 29, 2019
Sep. 29, 2019
Opinion
We come from different nations and generations, but we’re allies in the climate fight. Here’s why we’re optimistic.
We face big challenges, but we’re not demoralized
Saya Ameli Hajebi and
Gina McCarthy
Sep. 26, 2019
Sep. 26, 2019
Take a look at the new leaders of climate activism. They’re teenage girls.
‘Something different is happening here. We have a new wave of contention in society that’s being led by women.’
The Lily News
Sep. 24, 2019
Sep. 24, 2019
‘How dare you?’: At U.N. climate summit, 16-year-old Greta Thunberg rebukes world leaders
‘You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words’
The Lily News
Sep. 23, 2019
Sep. 23, 2019
California colleges could soon be required to offer the abortion pill. In conservative communities like this one, activists are pushing back.
Bakersfield, Calif., is known as ‘California’s final fortress of conservative thought’
Caroline Kitchener
Sep. 22, 2019
Sep. 22, 2019
The Women’s March made activist Rachel Cargle famous. Two years later, she’s calling out racial injustices within feminism.
‘I refuse to listen to white women cry about something,’ Cargle says
Marisa Meltzer
Sep. 22, 2019
Sep. 22, 2019
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