Colorlines

Illustration of Yara Shahidi in pink shirt and blue overalls next to white scroll with green plants and text in front of grey background

WATCH: Yara Shahidi Promotes Civic Engagement in 'Voting Avenue'

Brett Kavanaugh. White man's face takes up half the frame.

Time's Up on Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh

Satellite image of a storm landing on the United States Atlantic coast.

South Carolina Refused to Evacuate Incarcerated People Ahead of Hurricane Florence

/Now in Racial Justice

Protesters outside at night, one holds sign that reads, "Black trans lives matter."

Kenrya Rankin Sep 14, 2018 2:37PM EDT

Join #Time4BlackTransWomen For a Moment of Remembrance

Of the 20 known transgender women killed in the United States in 2018 so far, 14 of them were Black.

Harriet Tubman, Cynthia Erivo. Two Black women. One in black in white, wearing a dark-colored dress with a white collar. The other in color wearing a gauzy peach shirt over a multicolored dress

Kenrya Rankin Sep 14, 2018 11:55AM EDT

Cynthia Erivo to Play Harriet Tubman in New Biopic

Kasi Lemmons will direct the film, which follows the life and work of the legendary abolitionist.

Black women pose in multicolored attire on brown carpet in front of brown ceiling and blue and grey walls

Sameer Rao Sep 13, 2018 5:45PM EDT

Designers of Color Show Out With These Inspired Fashion Week Looks

As the fashion industry takes steps toward more equitable representation, this year’s shows featured several designers and models of color.

new york police department dispatch vehicle is parked outside of a school in the background students are walking

catherine lizette gonzalez Sep 13, 2018 5:32PM EDT

REPORT: The Urgent Need to Dismantle School Policing in Communities of Color

A new report from Advancement Project and Alliance for Educational Justice amplifies the voices of students of color who are demanding police-free schools.

Contributors

Akiba Solomon
Senior Editorial Director
Kenrya Rankin
Deputy Editor
Sameer Rao
Arts & Culture Reporter
catherine lizette gonzalez
Editorial Assistant

Arts & Culture

Regina King in lime green dress holding gold award statue in front of blue background with gold text

Sameer Rao Sep 18, 2018 11:09AM EDT

Regina King, Thandie Newton and More Shine at #EmmysSoWhite

The “Seven Seconds” and “Westworld” stars earned high-profile awards at a ceremony that paid lip service, but few honors, to entertainment diversity.

Sameer Rao Sep 18, 2018 11:09AM EDT

WATCH: Yara Shahidi Promotes Civic Engagement in 'Voting Avenue'

Black women of various shades laugh in the sunlight

Ayana Byrd Sep 17, 2018 1:09PM EDT

Sexual Health Experts on Why 'Insecure' Needs to Practice Safer Sex

Criminalization

Kenrya Rankin Sep 17, 2018 1:09PM EDT

Watch as Jason Van Dyke Stands Trial for Killing Laquan McDonald

The White officer faces six counts of first-degree murder for shooting the retreating Black teen 16 times.

catherine lizette gonzalez Sep 14, 2018 4:09PM EDT

South Carolina Refused to Evacuate Incarcerated People Ahead of Hurricane Florence

catherine lizette gonzalez Sep 13, 2018 5:09PM EDT

REPORT: The Urgent Need to Dismantle School Policing in Communities of Color

Trump Presidency

Kenrya Rankin Sep 17, 2018 3:09PM EDT

Time's Up on Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh

Christine Blasey Ford says the Trump nominee sexually assaulted her. The Time’s Up movement says the judge should not be appointed to the highest court in the land.

DHS documents show FEMA diverted money to ICE to deport immigrants, just as 2018 hurricane season began

Alfonso Serrano Sep 12, 2018 11:09AM EDT

Trump Administration Funneled $10 Million from FEMA to ICE Detention Program

Alfonso Serrano Sep 7, 2018 11:09AM EDT

Trump Administration Proposes Longer Detention for Migrant Children

Gender & Sexuality

Kenrya Rankin Sep 17, 2018 3:09PM EDT

Time's Up on Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh

Christine Blasey Ford says the Trump nominee sexually assaulted her. The Time’s Up movement says the judge should not be appointed to the highest court in the land.

Ayana Byrd Sep 17, 2018 1:09PM EDT

Sexual Health Experts on Why 'Insecure' Needs to Practice Safer Sex