On Tuesday, December 18, 2018 the U.S. Senate passed a criminal justice reform bill in an 87-12 vote. The bill, known as the FIRST STEP Act, or H.R 5682 is a bipartisan prison reform bill passed by the…
Recently, the Senate Intelligence Committee issued two reports regarding Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential campaign by the Internet Research Agency, a Russian organization that is reported to have created fake accounts registered on major social networking sites. The…
“Since its inception, the Black Lives Matter Global Network has regularly dealt with the misappropriation of our name and likeness, which has compromised the integrity of our local, national, and global work. We live in a digital world,…
By the Movement for Black Lives Real progress always comes out of the struggle, sacrifice and dedication of people working within movements for justice. Yet we face increased surveillance, and our communities are under attack. The Trump administration…
You could be forgiven for thinking the movement has gone quiet. But you’d be wrong. By Dani McClain On June 1, the right-wing blogger and avowed white supremacist Jason Kessler and other alt-right activists met for dinner on the…
By Aaron Morrisson The National Rifle Association of America must stop airing its controversial ads that blast the Black Lives Matter movement and call for violence in response to their resistance, activists from a BLM chapter in…
John Sloan, Co-Lead Organizer BLMDetroit @jsloan3 @DetroitBLM As a typical child of the Eighties, I remember growing up surrounded by “Americana”. I was regaled with stories of my grandfather and his brothers fighting valiantly in WWII. I proudly…
Through real media representation and healthy debate, this movement led by Black, queer and gender nonconforming people is bringing democracy within reach.