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black lives matter

politics + activism

Also.Also.Also: 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests Are “Unprecedented In Scope” and Just Getting Started

In today’s link roundup: Minneapolis will dismantle its police department, Trump truly could just refuse to leave office, justice for Breonna Taylor, #8toAbolition, more on what defunding the police means,…

Riese —

Jun 9, 2020

black lives matter

No Justice No Pride

first person

Black Rage as Catharsis

White supremacy thrives off of keeping us obsessed with respectability, when there is nothing respectable about kneeling on a man’s neck while he cries for his life. There is a…

danijanae —

Jun 5, 2020

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LGBT history

lgbt history

Black August: A Feminist and Queer Syllabus for Black Liberation

There’s a long and proud Black radical history of fighting back against the prison industrial complex and criminal (in)justice systems. So why is it that most of the voices that…

Carmen Phillips —

Jun 4, 2020

black lives matter

No Justice No Pride

politics + activism

74 Bail Funds You Can Absolutely Support Right Now

Donate to a bail fund. We don’t have to wait for others to commit to upholding the value of Black life and materially improve the lives of Black people. We…

Carmen Phillips —

May 31, 2020

Asian American

black lives matter

politics + activism

Asian Communities Must Desert the American Empire and Protect Black Lives

We have been drafted to protect white institutions that come at the cost of Black lives. We have been named a “model minority” to convince us that we’ve been saved…

xoai pham —

May 29, 2020

black lives matter

friday open thread

straddleverse

What Do We Do Now: An Open Thread on May 29, 2020

There is so much to feel. There is so much to be done. What are you doing, today, tomorrow, the next day, and the next?

Vanessa —

May 29, 2020

black lives matter

extra extra

politics + activism

Extra! Extra!: There Must Be an End to the Long List of Names We Memorialize

This week’s Extra! Extra! honors all the victims – past, present and future. Oh it needs to stop – there must be an end to the long list of names…

the team —

May 29, 2020

also.also.also

black lives matter

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: We Can’t F*cking Breathe

With the murder of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Tony McDade by the police and the threatened lynching of Christian Cooper weighing heavily on my mind, in lieu of our…

Carmen Phillips —

May 28, 2020

black lives matter

extra extra

politics + activism

Extra! Extra!: Mourning Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery While a Pandemic Rages, and More

This week’s Extra! Extra! brings a sobering reminder that racist violence continues in America, even during the pandemic, with news of the tragic murders of two Black young adults now…

the team —

May 15, 2020

black lives matter

janet mock

politics + activism

15 Activists to Follow Right Now for Some Much-Needed Hope and Empowerment

I don’t scroll mindlessly through Twitter and Facebook anymore. What I do instead is engage with the women activists who are leading our way in the battle through the darkness.

Heather Hogan —

Oct 3, 2018

autostraddle book club

black lives matter

book features

Read a F*cking Book Club: Let’s Talk About “When They Call You a Terrorist”

Let’s talk about black studies, queer studies, black queer lives, and When They Call You A Terrorist!

Ari —

Apr 19, 2018

black history month

black lives matter

politics + activism

Black History Month Roundtable: Imagining Our Bright, Bold Black Queer Futures

In the second and final part of our Black History Month Roundtable series, we’re ready to look forward. We’re asking, what are our hopes for black queer futures?

Carmen Phillips —

Feb 19, 2018