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‘We Have Broken the Wall of Fear’

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands October 14, 2022October 28, 2022

“Iranian protesters on what brings them back to the streets four weeks in.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Living Memory

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands June 30, 2021October 19, 2022

“Who, then, are the chroniclers of Black lives in the pandemic?”

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Shot-in-the-Eye Squad

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands May 20, 2021October 19, 2022

“As Black Lives Matter protests swept the nation, the rubber bullets and tear gas canisters started to fly. This epidemic of “blinding by police” inspired our unlikely network of survivors.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Girl in the Kent State Photo

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands April 21, 2021October 19, 2022

“The Kent State Pietà, as it’s sometimes called, is one of those rare photos that fundamentally changed the way we see ourselves and the world around us.”

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Featured, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes

“A Series of Small Collapses Caused by Continual Neglect”

by Krista Stevens February 15, 2021October 19, 2022

“A series of small collapses is how they come to be radicalized.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

I Know How to Cover a Portland Protest. So Why Am I Shaking?

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands July 22, 2020October 19, 2022

Journalist Karina Brown, who’s covering the protests in Portland, writes a personal essay on trauma, sexual assault, and police violence.

Posted inCurrent Events, Featured, Highlight, Profiles & Interviews, Quotes, Unapologetic Women

Let the Unexpected Expand the Landscape of the Possible

by michelleweber July 15, 2020October 19, 2022

“In general, I try to expect nothing and hope that everything is possible. I want the courage to need very little and demand a lot.”

Posted inUncategorized

This Week in Books: We’ve All Been Briefed

by Dana Snitzky June 16, 2020November 25, 2022

“They have washed their hands for you. / And they take the bus home.” —Jericho Brown

Posted inCurrent Events, Featured, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature

COVID-19 and the Fight for Justice

by Krista Stevens June 11, 2020October 19, 2022

“And yet, even though this health crisis reflects our nation’s political, social, and civic infrastructure, this plague has no consideration for morality. “

Posted inEditor's Pick

Why Minneapolis Was the Breaking Point

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands June 10, 2020October 19, 2022

“Black men and women are still dying across the country. The power that is American policing has conceded nothing.” Wesley Lowery writes about what he’s learned about police violence, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the breaking point we’ve reached.

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