//Protesters stand with their fists raised during a moment of silence at the Protect Black Men event at Manual High School on Aug. 24. Photo by Esteban Fernandez |[email protected] One year ago, Elijah McClain was approached by Aurora police officers in an...
//Terrence Roberts speaks at the Elijah McClain protest on July 25. Photo by Esteban Fernandez | [email protected] Editor’s note: One of the individuals arrested, Terrence Roberts, has been a named source in several Ms. Mayhem articles. Six people who...
//Terrence Roberts, one protester who has been charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors, addresses protesters on Sept. 19. Photo by Kieran Purce | [email protected] Editor’s note: The original story with more information about the charges and...
//The memorial made for Antonio Blackbear near where he was killed by Denver police on Sept. 9. Photo by Polina Saran | [email protected] At the state Capitol on Sept. 11 activists gathered to mourn the death of Antonio Blackbear, who was killed by Denver police...
//Zyah Brown, known by her rap name Fly Zyah, on the swing in Patterson Park in Baltimore, Maryland Jan. 21. Photos by Madeleine Kelly | [email protected] Despite Joe Biden being sworn into office, Black women were the toast of Inauguration Day. Amanda...
//Amy E. Brown, Kelsey Lansing and Jeanette Vizguerra. Photo of Brown by Polina Saran | [email protected]. Other photos provided by Lansing and Vizguerra. Women of color have always been at the forefront of social movements throughout history, from racial...
//Millete Birhanemaskel stands in front of the Whittier Cafe on June 9th. Photo by Polina Saran | [email protected] Millete Birhanemaskel, the owner of the Whittier Cafe, did not choose activism. Rather, activism chose her. “I was really tired of the activist...
//A crowd gathers at a fireworks stand for Lunar New Year celebrations on February 14, 2018 in Heilongjianj, China. Photos by Annie Burky | [email protected] COVID-19 is revealing deep truths about the state of the world and specifically two powerful nations–the...
//Ashira Campbell and her mother Porshai Campbell stand in front of a police line and blow whistles during a noise demonstration on July 19, 2020. Photo by Madeleine Kelly | [email protected] In the bitter cold of November, Black Lives Matter protesters and...
Samiyah Lynniece Parramore dances at St. Joseph’s in celebration of 50 years of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance in June 2020. Photo provided by Cleo Parker Robinson. Dance is about movement. It can be slow and deliberate as it tells a story, or it can be fast and...
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