Making Room for Racial Justice in the Exploding People Power

From the fight to save Troy Davis to the Occupy Wall Street and Rebuilding the American Dream movements, we have to bring our movement together to re-conceive the world in which we live, Rinku Sen says.

Thanks to the organization’s diversity committee, we’re on our way to accurate coverage of undocumented immigrants in the media.

Troy Davis’ Legacy: A New, Deeply Pesonal Movement

Thousands of young, black men and women in the South are declaring “I am Troy Davis” as if their lives depend on it. And they do. Jen Marlowe and Kung Li see a new movement.

The Myth of the ‘Perfect Immigrant’ Does More Harm Than Good
Immigration advocate Michelle Fei says that our criminal justice system is imperfect. So why do we expect the country’s immigrants to be?

Study: Incarcerating Hordes of Youth is Costly and Ineffective
The Annie E. Casey Foundation says that prison is no place for kids.

Latinos Abandon Alabama Homes, Classrooms, Churches After HB 56
One bishop says that families are fleeing the state overnight to escape the country’s most harsh immigration law.

Guards Retaliate Against Inmates in Growing Prison Hunger Strike
As the strike spreads to Arizona, Mississippi and Oklahoma, prison officials have begun to crackdown on its leaders.

Rihanna Goes White and Blonde on New Vogue UK Cover
The new look is all too common for darker skinned women who end up on the covers of magazines.