Activism

Honoring John Lewis’ Vision on Bloody Sunday

Trey Walk / Facing South Mar 5, 2024 He knew safeguarding democracy required far more than voting. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Donald Trump Is No Friend to the Jews

Gregory Shupak / FAIR Jan 6, 2020 The president's new executive order has nothing to do with combating anti-Semitism and everything to do with crushing Palestine solidarity. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The 21st-Century Legacies of America’s Twin Sins

Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatch Dec 5, 2019 Slavery and steady geographical expansion and imperial domination are at the root of the country's past and present actions. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Civil Rights, a Dream Deferred

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig May 4, 2019 The struggle—far from finished—was never as finite or clear-cut as the myth that persists in our collective memory. Dig deeper ( 26 Min. Read )

Does the TSA Discriminate Against Black Women?

Brenda Medina and Thomas Frank / ProPublica Apr 17, 2019 A new report finds full-body scanners in airports across the U.S. often give false alarms for Afros, braids and other popular hairstyles. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

America Has Desegregated in Name Only

Paul Street / Truthdig Nov 28, 2018 More than 50 years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, people of color remain confined to the most destitute corners of the country. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Martin Luther King’s Revolutionary Dream Deferred

Maj. Danny Sjursen and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jan 13, 2018 Despite efforts to sanitize the real King, the radical King, the fight to end his "three evils"—racism, poverty and militarism—continues today. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Martin Luther King’s Poor People’s Campaign Reborn

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jan 11, 2018 A new coalition forms to advance the civil rights leader's call for “a radical redistribution of economic and political power.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Department of Justice Says It’s Not Illegal to Discriminate Against ‘Homosexuals’ in the Workplace

Emily Wells / Truthdig Jul 28, 2017 The timing of the statement was conspicuous, given President Trump's recently tweeted stance on transgender members of the military. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why ‘When We Rise’ Is Historic

Larry Gross / Truthdig Jun 5, 2017 The ABC miniseries, which aired earlier this year, tells the story of the “gay revolution” with an accuracy and complexity that has rarely been attempted—or achieved. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Not Your Grandma’s Civil Rights Strategy

By Jon Else / TomDispatch Mar 28, 2017 In one now-historic decade, civil rights organizers brilliantly identified the levers of government power they could seize, but most of those levers are out of reach today. How will modern activists achieve change? Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Facebook Lets Advertisers Exclude Users by Race

By Julia Angwin and Terry Parris Jr. / ProPublica Oct 29, 2016 Imagine if, during the Jim Crow era, a newspaper offered advertisers the option of placing ads only in copies that went to white readers. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )