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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.

    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.

    Kenrya Rankin Dec 8, 2016 12:18PM EST
    Four black men in black, blue and brown clothing seated on pink and green couch against gray walls

    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.

    Sameer Rao Sep 29, 2016 1:54PM EDT
    Black and white images of Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Chris Rock and Beyoncé in quadrants

    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.

    Sameer Rao Jul 13, 2016 3:58PM EDT
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    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.

    Sameer Rao Jul 7, 2016 12:33PM EDT
    Boy in navy blue shirt sits in front of a computer monitor.

    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 27, 2016 11:36AM 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 11, 2016 11:40AM EDT
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