Race
Vox’s home for coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement and the fight for racial justice in America.
Congress has tightened the stimulus spigot as unemployment for people of color remains high.
A plan for the democratic revolution America needs.
A police killing in Rochester, New York, has resurfaced questions about the use of force against people with mental illness.
On being a Black child used as pro-cop propaganda.
Blake made the statement from his hospital bed, where he is still undergoing treatment.
Blake’s shooting has inspired intense protests, a professional sports strike, and fiery rhetoric from President Trump.
A White House memo directing an end to the programs said the trainings are “anti-American propaganda” and must stop.
“If you know the system is vulnerable, then you can interrupt it,” says High Flying Bird screenwriter Tarell Alvin McCraney.
One person is dead in Portland after a pro-Trump caravan descended on the city.
Trump is running as the “law and order” candidate, but it’s unclear whether that’s a winning message.
The backlash to unrest in the ’60s gave the country Richard Nixon, one study found. But we don’t know if that will apply today.
Channeling Martin Luther King Jr., protesters against police violence are gathering at the Lincoln Memorial Friday.
Police in Wisconsin told armed militia members that “we appreciate you guys.”
NBA players held an unprecedented protest over racial injustice.
Once again, the company is facing criticism for letting people incite violence on its platform.
The Bucks refused to play in the middle of the NBA playoffs to protest the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
An expert on Black literature explains why The Vanishing Half works like a call and response.
Baker believed in the power of grassroots activism, and she spent her life fighting injustice.
Harris’s identity as a Black and South Asian American woman will attract lots of hate. It’s up to America to push back.
Biden’s policies for economic equality and criminal justice can do more to better meet America’s calls for racial justice.
A conversation with historian Peniel Joseph.
Floyd’s brother and Garner’s mother called America to action on the first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
Why Rev. William Barber thinks we need a moral revolution.
“Passing for white never left.”
It took his resurfaced racist posts for me to tell my father’s story.
Trump has repeatedly claimed he’s “the least racist person.” His history suggests otherwise.
Alito gets very upset if you suggest that racism exists.
While many have called for Harris’s nomination in reaction to the Black Lives Matter movement, her politics are not rooted there.
The company is expanding its hate speech policy to include “harmful stereotypes.”
Breonna Taylor’s name was a call to action. Then it became a meme.
After the organization’s leader was accused of being anti-Black, thousands of women left the group to join Moms United for Black Lives.
Eddie Glaude Jr. on why Baldwin thought the idea of white America was irredeemable — but the country wasn’t.
Students are campaigning for more diverse texts, ethnic studies programs, and curriculums that highlight underrepresented groups.
Bernard Lafayette, a fellow Freedom Rider, reflects on Lewis’s legacy of resistance.
Critics say recent Vanity Fair and Vogue covers missed the mark, drawing attention to the shortcomings of media representation.
Modern presidents have rejected white nationalism, but Trump has advanced its agenda.
Lewis often encouraged other activists to make “good trouble” — these five reflect on doing just that.
Lewis was unable to see the Voting Rights Act restored before his death.
The late congressman’s words chronicle his long and enduring fight for racial equality in America.
A pop culture primer on a lifetime of activism.