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A Brief History of Policing in the United States
“Police departments are descendants of U.S. chattel slavery.”
By Olga M. Segura
Breonna Taylor, We’re Still Fighting for You
One year ago, Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in her home.
By LaTayla Billingslea, Jayla Hemphill , Celeste Iroha, Makayla Jordan, Ade Osadolar-Hernandez, Ryan Pascal, and Taina Patterson
Protesters Remember George Floyd as Derek Chauvin’s Trial Begins
Chauvin’s trial is expected to last for weeks.
By Lucy Diavolo
“Young Activists” Label Can Be a Burden for Youth Organizers
“I basically was a professional teenage girl.”
By Rainesford Stauffer
We Don’t All Need to Be Social Media Activists
Enough with all the shaming and moral superiority.
By Mishma Nixon
This Is the Real Meaning of Identity Politics
The term was never meant to be exclusionary.
By Marian Jones
YDSA Say They Want to Step Up Where the Government Hasn’t
“Organizing with people you can trust...is the only way out of this nightmare."
By Lex McMenamin
Why Honest Black Storytelling Matters
No matter how difficult the subject, accurate depictions of Black activism are important.
By Jameelah Nasheed
The Mainstream Climate Movement Suppresses Black Voices
That’s why we’re organizing a different kind of climate conference.
By Destiny Hodges
Cori Bush Is Moving Her Office Away From Marjorie Taylor Greene
“I’m moving my office away from hers for my team’s safety.”
By Lucy Diavolo
Students Pushed Harvard to Cancel Course on Policing
Black and Latinx communities aren’t “laboratories for experimentation,” one student said.
By Mary Retta
Cori Bush Wants to Bring the Movement to Congress
Our January cover star has already left her mark on DC.
By Derecka PurnellPhotography by Joe Martinez
This Teen Called Her Mom Out for Joining the Capitol Insurrection
“I was in disbelief.”
By Fortesa Latifi
The Pro-Trump Revolt Is Not a Reason to Call for More Policing
Calls for more cops at protests or more stringent laws won’t just impact the right.
By Kandist Mallett
DC Activists Brace for "Klanuary" as Trump Supporters March
“It’s a white supremacy circus for January."
By Talia Jane
DA Announces No Charges in Jacob Blake Shooting
Jacob Blake was left paralyzed after a police shooting last August.
By Lucy Diavolo
Classes on Racial Justice Can Be a Burden to Students of Color
We’re always the ones asked to educate and share our experiences.
By Mishma Nixon
Two More Officers Involved in Breonna Taylor's Death May Be Fired
“I believe my decisions have placed the responsibility for the actions taken in this case upon the shoulders of the people who I believe are…responsible.”
By Emma Sarran Webster
It's Past Time Student Journalists Are Treated as Journalists
In 2020, they broke news about COVID and got tear-gassed by police.
By Rainesford Stauffer
In 2020, Young People Embarked on Their Own Political Education
"The way that the U.S. teaches history and civics completely chops up the truth.”
By Mary Retta