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  • A Black woman with a read and green headwrap and a blue demin shirt is posing in the Rosie the Riveter stance.

    Truth and Redistribution

    How to fix the racial wealth gap, end plutocracy, and build Black power.
    Naomi Zewde Sep 3, 2020 3:00PM EDT
    A Black patient wearing a hospital gown stands on the left side. On the right, white caricatures of doctors assisting patients. A red heartbeat line expands across the two images.

    Toward a Cure: Cities Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis

    The designation allowed Milwaukee to identify and track COVID-19 cases by race ahead of other jurisdictions in the U.S.—even the federal government.
    Tamara E. Holmes Sep 2, 2020 10:45AM EDT
    A Black protester wearing a mask stands in front of a blockade of police officers in riot gear.

    What #DefundPolice Can Do For Public Safety

    Cities imagine taking away resources from racist, oppressive policing and putting it toward public safety and social services.
    Nicole Lewis Aug 28, 2020 4:34PM EDT
    Two protesters stand in front of a painted mural of Malcolm X and Harriet Tubman.

    Rebellions Work

    We all stand on the shoulders of those who came before us.
    Jamon Jordan Aug 27, 2020 10:15AM EDT
    A figurine of a man in a suit stands in front of a backdrop of a house.

    The Great White Heist (The Other Reason For Reparations)

    Slavery is the usual argument for reparations. But there’s another rationale.
    Michael Harriot Aug 26, 2020 10:45AM EDT
    A Black man is holding a baby up in the air in front of a painted mural with a father and son.

    From the Editors: The Black Lives Issue

    Colorlines presents The Black Lives Issue, a digital magazine produced and published in partnership with YES! Magazine.
    Angela Bronner Helm Aug 26, 2020 10:00AM EDT

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