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Amy Sherald Hopes Her Portrait of Breonna Taylor Will Inspire Action

'I wanted this image to stand as a piece of inspiration to keep fighting for justice for her,' the artist Amy Sherald told Vanity Fair.
By Helen Holmes

Marsha P. Johnson’s Google Doodle Honors Her Pioneering Activism

Last year, New York City also made plans to erect a statue of Johnson in Greenwich Village.
By Helen Holmes

Stealing Black Artists’ Work for a Social Media Post Solves Nothing

Illustrator Danielle Coke noted on twitter that when white influencers repost her art without crediting her they are centering themselves.
By Helen Holmes
Derek Jeter disusing his relationship with the media throughout his career.

From Derek Jeter to Campaign Zero, TechCrunch Disrupt Is About Skirting the Media

By Sage Lazzaro
A man passes in front of a line of policemen in Los Angeles on April 30, 1992. Riots broke out in Los Angeles after a jury acquitted four police officers accused of beating a black youth, Rodney King, hours after the verdict was announced.

Remembering the Pain of the Rodney King Verdict and LA Riots 25 Years Later

By Michael Sainato
A group of activists protesting in front of the Metropolitan Correctional Center prison in Lower Manhattan.

Black and Latino Activists Call the NYPD the ‘Biggest Gang in New York City’

By Madina Toure
The unidentified passenger was dragged through the plane.

Why the Viral United Airlines Video Kept Getting Deleted From Reddit

By John Bonazzo
The Eiffel Tower isn't so beautiful when it's surrounded by soccer fans and police in riot gear.

This Guy Had the World’s Worst Parisian Vacation, and Detailed It All on Reddit

By John Bonazzo
Donald J. Trump.

Trump Plans to Eliminate the NEA, Lost Cuban Painting Resurfaces … And More

By Guelda Voien
Despite blizzard conditions, military veterans march in support of the "water protectors" on the edge of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.

Police Restart Propaganda Campaign Against Standing Rock Water Protectors

By Michael Sainato
A member of the NYPD put a skateboarder in a chokehold in Columbus Circle.

NYPD Blames Taser Mishap for Fatal Shooting of Knife-Wielding Man in Brooklyn

By Madina Toure
Congressman Hakeem Jeffries.

Old Rival Bashes Brooklyn Congressman for ‘Going Against Obama’ Over UN Israel Vote

By Madina Toure
Rev. Al Sharpton at a National Action Network event.

Sharpton Demands ‘Answer’ From Sessions on Charges Against Cop Who Shot Walter Scott

By Madina Toure
US Army veteran Zhooniya Ogitchida spray paint a sign for the veterans headquarters tent at the Oceti Sakowin Camp on the edge of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation on December 3, 2016 outside Cannon Ball, North Dakota. JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Police Smear Campaign Against Standing Rock Veterans Backfires

By Michael Sainato and Chelsea Skojec
Parquet Courts

Parquet Courts Write Melodies Abandoned in the Key of New York

By Justin Joffe
Yawanawa on tour

Showdown at Standing Rock Is Not Just About the Dakota Access Pipeline

By Cayte Bosler
Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at a press conference about New York's voter registration deadline.

NYC Mayor Vows Trump’s National Stop-And-Frisk Plan ‘Will Never Happen Under My Watch’

By Madina Toure
Rev. Al Sharpton.

Al Sharpton Promises Donald Trump ‘a Fight for the Future of This Country’

By Madina Toure
First Class Petty Officer Kash Jackson donned his dress blues on horseback in solidarity with #NoDAPL, the protest against the Dakota Access Pipleline

Nurses, Vets Lend Support Against Dakota Access Pipeline

By Michael Sainato and Chelsea Skojec
A graphic visualization of the 2016 presidential election. (via FastCompany.com)

3 Designers Visualize The Election in Posters

By Alexa Jaccarino
People march on the West Side Highway during a protest December 4, 2014 in New York City. Protests began after a Grand Jury decided to not indict officer Daniel Pantaleo. Eric Garner died after being put in a chokehold by Pantaleo on July 17, 2014.

Garner Case Sets Dangerous Precedent at DOJ

By The Editors
Outgoing NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton.

Ex-NYPD Commissioner: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Don’t Understand Stop-And-Frisk

By Madina Toure
Method Man @ Roots Picnic New York

NY Roots Picnic Brought Protest and Hip-Hop to Bryant Park

By Justin Joffe
Ramarley Graham's mother, Constance Malcolm, holds up one of the letters she sent to the mayor.

Ramarley Graham’s Mother Wants Answers From the City on Unarmed Son’s Death

By Madina Toure
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