PHOTOS: Biden supporters express joy and relief as they celebrate inauguration from Black Lives Matter Plaza

by Madison Muller | Jan 21, 2021 | Featured, Inauguration, Social Justice

With most of downtown Washington on lockdown Wednesday for President Joe Biden’s inauguration, a small group of excited visitors made their way to Black Lives Matter Plaza to celebrate.Due to COVID-19 restrictions and security concerns after right-wing...

Black activists split over COVID-19 vaccine due to history of racism in medicine

by Cheyanne M. Daniels | Jan 20, 2021 | Featured, Social Justice

As Black activists continue to pour into the streets to push America to reckon with its systemic racism, they are also facing a reckoning of their own: the COVID-19 vaccine. While some white Americans are hesitant about the efficacy of the vaccines because of their...

D.C.’s Black churches prepare for right-wing protests of election certification

by Madison Muller | Jan 6, 2021 | Featured, Social Justice

Black church leaders, anti-racist activists, and Washington, D.C., officials urged Washingtonians to exercise caution as they prepared for right-wing demonstrations on Wednesday as Congress convenes to certify the Electoral College votes in favor of President-elect...

For some nonvoters with felony convictions, it’s not the law that prevents them from voting, it’s misinformation

by Madison Muller | Dec 15, 2020 | Social Justice, Topics

GLEN BURNIE, Md. — Even with his mask on, it’s easy to tell that Richard Worthington is smiling. The deep creases near his eyes reveal a man beaming with gratitude, and he has good reason to be grateful. Worthington, a 55-year-old former felon, prefers the label...

MPD takes to Twitter to condemn a criminal justice reform bill up for review on Monday in D.C. Council

by Madison Muller | Nov 19, 2020 | Featured, Social Justice, Topics

On Wednesday afternoon the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department took to Twitter to oppose the Second Look Amendment Act. The legislation, which is scheduled for markup in D.C. Council on Monday, would offer some individuals who were given extreme sentences as youth a...

Paid for by the people: how Venmo, CashApp and GoFundMe are changing digital activism

by Madison Muller | Nov 18, 2020 | Business & Tech, Featured, Social Justice

In the months since George Floyd’s death on May 25, activists have taken to social media to organize and mobilize the ensuing racial justice movement like never before. Accessibility and immediacy of apps like Instagram and Twitter have enabled people to connect...