Ferguson movement aims for black and brown unity

Ferguson movement aims for black and brown unity

Organized by the activist groups Hands Up United and Latinos en Axion, the gathering intended to build solidarity between the African-American and Latino communities in the Ferguson movement – both locally and nationally.

Several people shared their experiences of race – from people who grew up in Mexico to those raised in the impoverished neighborhoods of Ferguson.

#BlackBrunch Protestors Want to Get Your Head Out of Your Eggs

#BlackBrunch Protestors Want to Get Your Head Out of Your Eggs

Organizer Jay-Marie Hill tells me that participants consider them more as examples of direct action than true “protests” per se. “We don’t really call it a protest,” she tells me, “because it’s not quite a protest. A direct action is an event that rallies energy around a certain topic to help people understand the deeper meaning underneath it or around some events that have taken place. The point of #BlackBrunch isn’t to annoy people. It’s because people are enraged, and have strong feelings, and they want people to know about that.”

9 People Other Than MLK Jr. Who Sacrificed Their Lives to Fight For Black Liberation

9 People Other Than MLK Jr. Who Sacrificed Their Lives to Fight For Black Liberation

Despite its nearly 100-year history, Black History Month often excludes the contributions of African and Caribbean-born leaders and even some American-born leaders, who get buried beneath staples such as civil rights activists Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. These leaders and activists have earned their rightful place in history, however a disservice is done to countless other leaders from around the world who too fought for Black liberation.

These Moms Lost Kids to Police Brutality — Now They're Fighting Back

These Moms Lost Kids to Police Brutality — Now They're Fighting Back

Ten women, united in loss that no one should have to bear, demanded that lawmakers take action on police brutality on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. They make up a delegation of mothers whose sons were killed by police, and they don't want any more mothers to feel their pain.