Tag: Black Lives Matter Movement

A lot of people say that sports aren’t a place for “politics.” But what they usually mean is that they want to maintain their willful ignorance.

Portland, Oregon’s five months of ongoing protests in support of Black lives are sustained by a vast, multifaceted, and ever-evolving network of activists, organizers, and mutual aid.

The 1960s can inspire us today because as well as being a period of change, the decade was characterized by hope and optimism. We need hope.

The Louisiana lawmaker is a staunch gun rights advocate in an open carry state.

The police killing of João Pedro Mattos Pinto, a 14-year-old Black Brazilian in Rio de Janeiro, unmasked the scope of police brutality amid a pandemic and led to an unprecedented court decision.

Establishment media overwhelmingly turned to columnists, pundits and government officials for interpretation of the uprisings—rather than to the activists facing tear gas on the frontlines.

“We won't let these authoritarian tactics stand.”

By pitting us against each other – blaming immigrants, blaming liberals, and especially blaming people of color, and Black people in particular – they’ve divided us, and gotten away with it.

“We cannot have a pacified movement.”

"You don’t want to die in a matter of seconds because of cops.” This has fueled the Black Lives Matter movement across the country and has put the American Dream for our younger generations into better perspective.