Movement For Black Lives

Two Black women with floral wreaths around their heads who were bailed out of Pinellas County Jail in Clearwater, Florida, by Dream Defenders on May 11, 2017, talk to a reporter about National Bail Out day.
Dani McClain  Sep 6, 2017 4:57PM EDT

Inside the Movement to Free People Who Are Only in Jail Because They Can't Afford Bail

Eliminating cash bail has become a focal point in the fight to transform the criminal justice system. Inside the wins and challenges of a growing movement that raises money to free people of color who are in jail simply because they can’t afford to post bail.  
A Black woman with mid-length, wavy locs speaks at a table of people of color.
Shanelle Matthews  Aug 25, 2017 4:26PM EDT

Why the Movement for Black Lives Is Using the Media to Build Empathy [OP-ED]

Through real media representation and healthy debate, this movement led by Black, queer and gender nonconforming people is bringing democracy within reach.
Young Black man with dredlocks and a blue hoodie votes in Ferguson
Ashley Yates  Nov 3, 2016 11:31AM EDT

Millennial Activist Ashley Yates: 'Voting Can Help End Police Brutality. No, I'm Not Joking'

The Movement for Black lives and Ferguson-area activist makes a pragmatic pitch for voting, particularly in local and state elections. “The majority of over-policing and incarceration originates there, with judges, prosecutors, sheriffs and city officials,” she writes.
Environmental activists protest outside Chase Bank, calling for banks to divest in fossil fuels and invest in renewable energy on October 14, 2015, in New York City. The different issues highlighted also intersect with the environment.
Yessenia Funes  Oct 13, 2016 12:09PM EDT

ICYMI: Greenpeace Formally Endorses the Movement for Black Lives Platform

The platform calls for divestment from fossil fuels, a clean energy economy and an improved democracy.
"BROADWAY SUPPORTS BLACK LIVES MATTER" in alternating blocks with either yellow text and black background or black text and yellow background
Sameer Rao  Sep 19, 2016 12:50PM EDT

Activists, Artists Criticize Cancellation of 'Broadway Supports Black Lives Matter' Benefit

“We call on theater venues, artists and supporters in New York City and beyond to proudly support the Movement for Black Lives and its inspiring solidarity with the Palestinian people.”
Man in navy blazer and white shirt with pin-covered fedora holding white sign with red and blue lettering
Sameer Rao  Aug 31, 2016 3:22PM EDT

Leaked 2015 Dem Party Memo Warns Candidates Against Supporting Black Lives Matter Policies

“We deserve to be heard, not handled,” said Black Lives Matter in response. 
Protester wears a black T-shirt with white writing that says "Ferguson is Everywhere"
Akiba Solomon  Aug 9, 2016 4:09PM EDT

Q&A: Marc Lamont Hill on Michael Brown, Imperfect Victims and Getting Past Survival Mode

Two years after the Michael Brown was shot to death by Ferguson officer Darren Wilson, the TV host, professor and writer Marc Lamont Hill shares why he dedicated his latest book, “Nobody,” to the 18-year-old, what’s changed in Ferguson and why we need to reframe how we see Black women’s encounters with police.
Kenrya Rankin  Jul 20, 2016 4:21PM EDT

Why It's Dangerous to Lump All Black Activists Under the 'Black Lives Matter' Banner

When we ignore the individual organizations working collectively in The Movement for Black Lives, we open the door for erasure and a lack of accountability.
Two Black people sit on the ground wearing black
Kenrya Rankin  Jul 20, 2016 10:19AM EDT

UPDATE: 10 Arrested as Movement For Black Lives Takes on Police Unions

Black Youth Project 100, Black Lives Matter and Million Hoodies launch protest actions to demand accountability for police officers who commit violent acts against citizens.
Bakari Kitwana  Feb 15, 2016 3:21PM EST

People Get Ready

Ferguson organizer—and singer—Rev. Osagyefo Sekou on making a soundtrack for the movement for Black lives.
Sameer Rao  Jan 29, 2016 2:04PM EST

#FundraiserFriday: This Documentarian Wants to Screen Her Film on the Movement for Black Lives Convening in Cleveland

SorayaSoi Free is raising $2,000 to premiere her film at Cleveland State University, which was the site of the historic gathering.
Waleed Shahid  Oct 15, 2015 1:41PM EDT

Neither Hillary Nor Bernie Won the Democratic Presidential Debate. We Did.

From the DREAMers to Black Lives Matter, our modern social movements for racial, economic and climate justice are shaping American presidential politics in previously unheard-of ways.  
Sameer Rao  Jul 30, 2015 11:54AM EDT

ICYMI: Movement for Black Lives Protestors Chanted Kendrick Lamar's 'Alright' During Sunday Protest

The rapper’s latest single became a rallying cry in Cleveland this weekend.