“It’s Time for Moral Confrontation”: New Poor People’s Campaign
“On Mother’s Day 50 years ago, thousands converged on Washington, D.C., to take up the cause that Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had been fighting for when he was assassinated on April 4,...
Radio Jarocho & Zenen Zeferino Live in the Democracy Now! Studio
“Live musical performance by Radio Jarocho, a New York band who specialize in son jarocho, a mix of Afro-Caribbean, Spanish and Mexican indigenous dance and music. The band has just released a...
2018 Teacher of the Year Honored by Trump has Something to Say
“When Mandy Manning received her 2018 Teacher of the Year award at the White House Wednesday, the press was barred from her speech, and President Trump did not mention who she teaches: immigrant...
From Democracy Now: New Memorial Honors Victims of White Supremacy
“The National Memorial for Peace and Justice opened last week in Montgomery, Alabama—a monument to victims of white supremacy in the United States. The memorial’s centerpiece is a walkway...
Freed Reproductive Justice Activist Says She Was Targeted for Activism
Immigrant rights and reproductive justice activist Alejandra Pablos has been freed from the for-profit Eloy Detention Center, where she was detained for more than 40 days after she reported to a...
Democracy Now: Linda Villarosa on Black Maternal Health Crisis
“Extended conversation with journalist Linda Villarosa about her two recent major pieces in The New York Times Magazine: “Why America’s Black Mothers and Babies Are in a Life-or-Death...
Hip-Hop Artist Kendrick Lamar Makes History by Winning Pulitzer Prize
“On Monday, rapper Kendrick Lamar became the first non-classical or jazz musician to ever win a Pulitzer Prize for Music. Lamar has topped the charts with music that tackles issues of race,...
Nearly 4 People Are Evicted Every Minute: Project Tracks U.S. Evictions
“A new project called the Eviction Lab examined more than 80 million eviction records going back to 2000 and found that in 2016 alone there were nearly four evictions filed every minute. More...