Understand the history of voting rights for Black people and the importance of the Voting Rights Act in the age of voter suppression.
Solidarity amongst marginalized groups requires education, organizing, and work but is essential in dismantling white supremacy.
“What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” is a scathing critique of the failed promises of the Declaration of Independence to Black enslaved people.
Juneteenth commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States, yet more than 150 years later, Black people continue to fight for their rights and freedom.
The introduction of the Puerto Rico Status Act acknowledges the history of colonization against the island and sets a path for radically shifting the island's relationship with the U.S.
Loitering laws date back to the Jim Crow era when laws were designed to trap Black people in the convict leasing system.
Memorial Day is one example of how the whitewashing of U.S. history enables the minimizing of the contributions and injustice of Black people in favor of whiteness.
Racial hoaxing incidents often resulted in violence and injustices against Black people, like the Rosewood Massacre, Groveland Four, and the lynching of Emmett Till.
Antisemitic incidences continue to rise due to the spread of racist misinformation and lack of education on the Holocaust.
Unlike the unjust trials of the Scottsboro Boys, white vigilantism often ended in lynchings, one of which inspired the song "Strange Fruit."
