Politics

“Race is a factor in everything”: Mass. progressive challenger Ayanna Pressley defends against charges of “ID politics”

The NFL Player’s Association officially challenges league’s anthem policy with grievance

Calls to #AbolishICE are counterproductive unless they are also a call to #AbolishPolice

Thousands gathered across the country this weekend to protest Trump’s immigration policies

Maine GOPer calls Parkland survivor a “skinhead lesbian,” inspiring a challenger in his previously unopposed district

Assassination of anti-police brutality activist and politician shakes Brazil

#WakandatheVote: Black women time voter education and registration project with Black Panther screenings in U.S.

Trump proposes budget that would cut NPR, PBS and NEA, among other public works programs

New Mexico publication apologizes after political cartoon portraying immigrants as alley gangsters

Jemele Hill is finally out of SportsCenter after a year of controversies, joins The Undisputed

CDC disputes widespread ‘word ban’ reports

Black voters ensure narrow margin of victory for Democratic Party in Alabama

Actor Bambadjan Bamba reveals undocumented status: ‘We just can’t be scared anymore’

Andrea Jenkins becomes the first openly transgender Black woman elected to office

Congress hurtling towards government shutdown over Trump’s racist wall

Puerto Rico relief bill helps everyone but Puerto Ricans

Russians bought offensive Facebook ads to increase American political tensions

Liberation is a 3-step process: Broadening activism’s scope in the wake of the Movement for Black Lives

What you need to know about Chicago’s ‘gang database’ and the lawsuit from local activists

How a Chicago mayor’s proposal to make post-grad plans a requirement for graduating harms Black & Brown students

Hawaiian Rep. Beth Fukumoto’s Departure from GOP Raises Questions About Millennials and the Republican Party

This Cover of TIME Came and Went, but it has a Message for Our Movement

Trump Claims President Obama Tapped His Phones

Why You Can’t Understand Black History Without a Critique of Capitalism

5 Things I Would Rather Write About than Donald Trump

Base To Dems: Get With It Or Get Lost

Remembering Our Black Radical History: The MOVE 9

Yes, Today Is A Political Opportunity

4 Ways to Deal with Politically Different Family this Holiday

Why America Needs Justice-Oriented Civic Education Now More Than Ever

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