black lives matter

A new generation of activists is holding elected officials accountable for crises that they’ve helped create.

Three students posed with guns in front of Till’s memorial.

"We have fought like hell for our freedom and we will continue to fight like hell."

“The black community has been failed by progressive elected leaders, New York City, and the United States of America.”

"We're either complicit in oppression or we're not.”

“We should keep protesting until we see justice and accountability.”

“This project is a gift to candidates, campaigns, and even our own movements.”

"You can padlock a building, but you can't padlock an idea."

The local chief confirmed that an officer had his handgun out.

Officers believed his cell phone was a gun.

"We’re not going to just be able to get rid of prisons in one day, overnight."

And how do opposition movements like resistance and rebellion factor into it?

“You just have to dig very deep inside and make the decision to not be silenced.”

"[They] saw a black man with a gun, and basically killed him," a witness said.

She plans to be president in 2036 and change how we think about racism along the way.

“I want people to know that Danye’s life mattered more than they could ever think or believe."

Police are treating the death of Danye Jones as a suicide.

"We’re looking for a change in America, not just policy change."

In Charlottesville, she stood face to face with the KKK, neo-Nazis, and the alt-right.

Four protesters were arrested over the weekend following the killing of Harith Augustus.