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Pride Month Is Ending But Police Violence Against LGBTQ People Isn't

Don't fall for rainbow stickers on cruisers. 

Queer Liberation Means Abolishing the Police

As long as the police exist, they will threaten queer lives and queer liberation.

How Young LGBTQ+ People Celebrated Pride During a Pandemic

Welcome to the United States of Pride.

We Cut Ties With Police — Other School Boards Must Do the Same

“We cannot be neutral in situations of injustice.”

Want Police Out of Your School? Use This Toolkit

“We don't need them.”

The Way Racist Monuments Are Taken Down Matters

There’s a big difference between the state removing them and the people doing so.

Colorado Governor Orders Investigation of Elijah McClain's Death

The 23-year-old's case has attracted new attention.

New Yorkers Are Occupying City Hall to Defund Police

“I think this is a reimagining of public safety."

Abolition Can Keep Us Safe

Defunding the police is just the beginning.

Congress Can't Reform Police Because No One Can

Reform isn't good enough.

Willow Smith Doesn't Think Cancel Culture Is Helpful for Change

“Shaming doesn’t lead to learning.”

America Can’t Move Forward Without Reparations

They put numbers to the words “Black Lives Matter.”

Toyin, Breonna and All Black Women Deserve Better

"Black women show up for everyone, but who will show up for us?"

Rayshard Brooks Wanted the Criminal Justice System to Change

“It’s hurting us, but it’s hurting our families the most.”

A Day in the Life of Working Families Party Leader Sochie Nnaemeka

The Working Families Party has a lot on the line for 2020.

I’m Running for Congress to Fight Systemic Racism

“We need people in office for whom policy is personal.”

An Inside Look at the All Black Lives Matter Pride March

Documenting the joy and pain of those fighting for collective liberation.

These Black Students Have Fought Over-Policing In Schools for Years

But they’re only now being listened to.

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.”

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.”