Philadelphia

Colorlines talks to Philadelphia poet laureate Raquel Salas Rivera about their new book, “lo terciario/the tertiary,” which revisits Karl Marx’s “Capital” to examine Puerto Rico’s debt crisis from a queer decolonial lens.

The company is doing damage control after the release of a viral video of Philadelphia police arresting two Black men at the behest of a store manager who accused them of trespassing. 

Will the courts and the district attorney’s office take up the challenge?

Takiyah Thompson was the first person charged with participation and incitement of a riot for helping to tear down a Confederate memorial in Durham.

The flag—which city officials and advocacy groups debuted outside City Hall during its Pride kick-off event—is the nation’s first to specifically recognize queer Black and Brown communities.

We interviewed a range of LGBTQ activists of color at last week’s Creating Change conference in Philadelphia and found that there still is strength in numbers.

The district attorney dropped charges against 16-year-old Johnnae Pendleton for allegedly assaulting the officer.

Sevyn Streeter: “I also felt it was important to express the ongoing challenges and ongoing injustice we face as a Black community within the United States of America.”

New Voices for Reproductive Justice will present All Access 2016 this Saturday as part of its efforts to mobilize women of color in Ohio and Pennsylvania.