Ever since we made history in last year’s election, legislators across the country have been retaliating with restrictive voting laws nationwide. Since January, 18 state legislatures have introduced and passed over 30 pieces of legislation that make it especially hard for Black people to vote…
Last night, every single Senate Democrat voted with Senate Republicans on an amendment to the Senate budget resolution that would eliminate federal funding for local governments that defund the police. Make no mistake: This is a universal attempt to silence the demands from the streets…
It’s been 56 years since the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law. It’s the most monumental piece of voting rights legislation — but after all this time, we haven’t seen anything like that since…
We owe it to Rep. Cori Bush. Thanks to her and the people’s power, the CDC has issued an eviction moratorium through October. Show Rep. Bush some gratitude and sign the thank you card…
We need to pay Black women fairly. Today is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, and we’re breaking things down for y’all…
In a country that treats Black people as second-class citizens, Black people with disabilities are still disproportionately neglected, and we’ve got so much further to go when it comes to protecting our people with disabilities…
Andrew Joseph III was a 14-year-old Black teen attending “Student Day” at the Florida State Fair in Tampa back in 2014. After sheriff deputies racially targeted, harassed, physically searched, and unjustly removed Andrew from the fair, making no attempt to contact the middle-schooler’s parents, Andrew was dropped off on the side of a busy interstate 2 miles from the fair…
We want to take the time to celebrate the life and legacy of the civil rights icon, Ida B. Wells. Yesterday marked the 159th anniversary of her birth…
This week marked BLM’s 8 year anniversary. Today, we’re uplifting our former executive director Patrisse Cullors. Watch to hear Patrisse’s vision of abolition, and how BLM was birthed from a passion to set us all free…
It’s been 8 years since the founding of Black Lives Matter. Born out of the collective cry for Trayvon Martin, it started as a hashtag that reignited a movement. 8 years later, we’ve grown into a global community working towards Black liberation and freedom — and still, our movement of promise is not done with the work yet. We’re not even close…