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‘I want to scream, but only slow, apprehensive whimpers come out’: A black illustrator channels her feelings into art
We asked Amika Cooper to draw her thoughts and emotions for five days
Black women are creating urgent music for this moment. Here are the songs to listen to — and why they matter.
This soundtrack, featuring Noname, Jorja Smith and more, highlights black liberation songs
Activists are celebrating a huge Supreme Court win. They’re also demanding justice for the murders of black transgender women.
15,000 demonstrators in New York City chanted the names of Dominique Fells, Riah Milton and others
June 15
June 15
How one woman on a horse at an Oakland protest became a symbol for revolution
‘You can’t ignore a big, old pretty horse with a black woman on it,’ says Brianna Noble
Instances of racism add up. Here are 5 ways to cope.
How to balance activism with your mental health
June 11
June 11
Louisville is reeling from the deaths of Breonna Taylor and David McAtee. But the protests give me hope.
I have aged and I have ached. I have sobbed and laughed and danced and mourned.
Teen girls organized Nashville’s largest protest. They joined a long history of black women activists.
The group of six girls, ages 14 to 16, pulled the 10,000-person event together in days
June 8
June 8
‘I refuse to hand over my aliveness’: How black activists are maintaining their well-being in this moment
Read essays by author Charlene Carruthers and Black Lives Matter co-founder Opal Tometi
Want to protest safely? Here are do’s and don’ts.
How to fight for a better world as safely as possible
‘We have another virus to fight, and it’s more important’: Dispatches from women protesting in Minneapolis
One ran from a barreling semi-truck; another got tear-gassed by police