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Text: If in 2015 all Americans had the same risk of murder as young Black trans women there would have been 120,087 murders instead of 15,696 murders.
Kenrya Rankin  Dec 8, 2016 12:18PM EST

New Database Tracks Deaths of Transgender Homicide Victims

Mic reports: Fully 75 percent of the trans and gender-nonconforming Americans killed because of their identities since 2010 were Black women.
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Sameer Rao  Sep 29, 2016 1:54PM EDT

WATCH: Vic Mensa, Darnell L. Moore, Baratunde Thurston Talk Policing and Racism

Spotify, Mic and HeadCount launched “Clarify”—a new series where Thurston discusses important electoral issues with public figures—earlier this month. Watch his discussion with Mensa, Moore and reformist NYPD officer Edwin Raymond on policing and its impact on Black communities.
Black and white images of Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Chris Rock and Beyoncé in quadrants
Sameer Rao  Jul 13, 2016 3:58PM EDT

Alicia Keys, Beyoncé and More Name '23 Ways' Black People Have Lost Their Lives to Racist Violence

Mic partnered up with Keys and her We Are The Movement organization for this recreation of its previous “23 Everyday Actions” video.
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Sameer Rao  Jul 7, 2016 12:33PM EDT

These '23 Everyday Actions' Have Compelled Police, White Supremacists and Vigilantes to Kill Black People

Mic’s new video breaks down the benign moves that, when committed by African Americans, provoke the wrath of structural racism.
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Sameer Rao  May 27, 2016 11:36AM EDT

WATCH: Rural Mississippians Fight the Digital Divide in New Episode of 'The Movement'

Host Darnell L. Moore traverses Mississippi to investigate how digital culture’s advances leave many impoverished rural residents behind.
Sameer Rao  May 11, 2016 11:40AM EDT

Food Justice Org Empowers Women of Color in New Episode of 'The Movement'

Mic’s docu-series visits San Francisco’s Mission District to profile local nonprofit “La Cocina.”
Sameer Rao  May 4, 2016 12:30PM EDT

WATCH: Black LGBTQ New Yorkers Seek Liberation Through Ballroom Culture

In Mic’s latest installment of “The Movement,” Darnell L. Moore explores this dance and nightlife culture’s importance to LGBTQ people of color.
Sameer Rao  Apr 1, 2016 2:35PM EDT

Community Organizer Fights for Justice in Season 2 Premiere of 'The Movement'

Gail Noble and Silicon Valley De-Bug’s quest to help families navigate the complex judicial system takes center stage in the second season premiere of Mic’s acclaimed web series. 
Sameer Rao  Feb 25, 2016 1:57PM EST

READ: Jamilah King's Poignant Analysis of Black Women's Political Agency

King draws on her own experience with gun violence and police neglect.
Sameer Rao  Feb 9, 2016 12:59PM EST

New Episode of Mic's 'The Movement' Explores Native Community's Fight to Reclaim Health and Tradition

“Food and access to food is definitely used as a weapon to help subjugate.”