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Pride Month Is Ending But Police Violence Against LGBTQ People Isn't
Don't fall for rainbow stickers on cruisers.
By Serena Sonoma
Queer Liberation Means Abolishing the Police
As long as the police exist, they will threaten queer lives and queer liberation.
By Lucy Diavolo
How Young LGBTQ+ People Celebrated Pride During a Pandemic
Welcome to the United States of Pride.
By Tyler Ford
We Cut Ties With Police — Other School Boards Must Do the Same
“We cannot be neutral in situations of injustice.”
By Josh Pauly
The Way Racist Monuments Are Taken Down Matters
There’s a big difference between the state removing them and the people doing so.
By Jane'a Johnson
Colorado Governor Orders Investigation of Elijah McClain's Death
The 23-year-old's case has attracted new attention.
By Lucy Diavolo
New Yorkers Are Occupying City Hall to Defund Police
“I think this is a reimagining of public safety."
By Lucy Diavolo
Abolition Can Keep Us Safe
Defunding the police is just the beginning.
By Leila Raven, Mon Mohapatra, and Rachel Kuo
Willow Smith Doesn't Think Cancel Culture Is Helpful for Change
“Shaming doesn’t lead to learning.”
By Lauren Rearick
America Can’t Move Forward Without Reparations
They put numbers to the words “Black Lives Matter.”
By A. Kirsten Mullen and William A. Darity
Toyin, Breonna and All Black Women Deserve Better
"Black women show up for everyone, but who will show up for us?"
By Ruth Etiesit Samuel
Rayshard Brooks Wanted the Criminal Justice System to Change
“It’s hurting us, but it’s hurting our families the most.”
By Jewel Wicker
A Day in the Life of Working Families Party Leader Sochie Nnaemeka
The Working Families Party has a lot on the line for 2020.
By Allegra Kirkland
I’m Running for Congress to Fight Systemic Racism
“We need people in office for whom policy is personal.”
By Mondaire Jones
An Inside Look at the All Black Lives Matter Pride March
Documenting the joy and pain of those fighting for collective liberation.
By Teen Vogue Staff
These Black Students Have Fought Over-Policing In Schools for Years
But they’re only now being listened to.
By Zach Schermele
Miss Major’s Message for Young Activists: “Keep on Fighting”
“I didn’t fight all those years ago in Stonewall just to turn around and let it go now.”
By Lucy Diavolo
We Can't Say Black Lives Matter Until Black Trans People Are Included
“If we are not fighting for Black trans lives, we are not fighting for Black lives at all.”
By Devin-Norelle