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We Talked to Five First-Time Voters About Crime and Policing

Here’s what they had to say.
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Supreme Court Appears Fully Ready to Gut Affirmative Action

The court's conservatives are expected to roll back decades of precedent. 

How Articles of Sikh Faith Are Criminalized on College Campuses

And how Sikh students are fighting back.

Some School Districts Are Bringing Police Officers Back

But students are carrying on the fight for police-free schools.

Queer Brown Vegan Wants to Make the Climate Movement More Inclusive

“The environmental movement is being hijacked by corporations.”

What I Learned Growing Up in a Conservative Black Christian Family

In college, I began to question the beliefs I grew up surrounded by.

From Facing Charges As an Organizer to Winning Elected Office

Justin Jones is now the youngest lawmaker in the Tennessee State Capitol. 

Caleb McLaughlin Recalls Years of Racism From Stranger Things Fans

“At my very first Comic Con, some people didn’t stand in my line because I was Black."

The Abortion Rights Movement Needs to Listen to Black Women

“Showing up and locking arms in solidarity is not enough.”

6 Young People From Former Colonies Weigh in on the Monarchy

"The British Empire has done nothing but bring my people pain and suffering.”

Anti-Asian Hate Remains A Problem Even When it Drops From the Headlines

Racism and sexual violence are an everyday problem, even when not everyone is talking about it.

Quinta Brunson Forgave Jimmy Kimmel, But She Deserved More

Black women are always expected to be fountains of forgiveness.

What Food Shaming Looks Like for Black Women

Humiliating others about what they eat should never be okay.

J.K. Rowling's New Book Is About a “Canceled” Transphobe

Rowling says the book isn't about her own life. Lol.

Duke Volleyball Player Rachel Richardson Called Out Racism From a BYU Fan

The fan yelled slurs at the Duke team.

How Misinformation Is Killing Bail Reform Efforts

There’s a tremendous human cost.

The Real Reasons Some Communities Have More Violence

And why more police funding won’t help.

11 Activists Share Alternatives to Prisons and Policing

“Punitive systems only create more cycles of trauma and violence.”

The Ugly History of Xenophobia in the United States

Xenophobia offers “a very simple answer. It secures a common enemy.”

How Malcolm X Transformed the Civil Rights Movement

The radical organizer saw Black dignity and power as essential.