It's been nearly a week since protests and demonstrations demanding justice for the Black lives lost due to police brutality have begun — here's how you can help protect and support protesters, and what you can do to help, even if you're not able to march alongside them.
These are the bail funds and organizations to know. Protests demanding justice for the death of George Floyd have occurred nationwide for more than a week. Last week, Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was killed on May 25 after a white police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes in …
Black Canary is a column sounding the alarm against enduring injustice in America. This article is part of In Session: The Teen Vogue Lesson Plan. Find the full lesson plan here. Mass protests can be unpredictable. While it might seem like all you need is a witty protest sign, depending on the type of …
There's more than one way. Teen Vogue's Civil Discourse 101 features Amnesty International USA staff members, who answer questions from young activists as part of its #Right2Protest series. To submit your own question that could be featured in an upcoming column, head over to their Tumblr. clasifieds …
The human rights organization WITNESS provides guidance on exposing violent and discriminatory policing. This article is part of In Session: The Teen Vogue Lesson Plan. Find the full lesson plan here. On one of the first warm spring weekends in New York City, photos and videos circulated on social …
It shouldn't be happening, but we need to care for our mental health amid so much senseless death. In this op-ed, Jor-El Caraballo, LMHC, co-founder of Viva Wellness, explains how to cope with race-based trauma. When the news of Ahmaud Arbery’s death became widespread, I can’t say that I was …
OG History is a Teen Vogue series where we unearth history not told through a white, cis-hetero-patriarchal lens. In this installment, writer Jenn M. Jackson explores the radical nature of Martin Luther King Jr., whose legacy, she says, was whitewashed over time. The earliest lesson I learned about …
Amid a third straight night of rebellion in Minneapolis protesting the death of George Floyd saw the takeover of the local police department’s 3rd precinct, Donald Trump took to Twitter to issue a declaration of violent intent on behalf of the U.S. military. According …
Whenever we turn on the news or scroll through our social media feeds, we're constantly reminded of all the awful things going on in the world. Coping with so much tragedy in the news can be hard. While it can feel important to stay current on the news, it’s also important to practice self-care …
In the wake of the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Nina Pop, Sean Reed, and now George Floyd, it is imperative that we have a conversation about where we, as a society, go from here. It seems there is an overwhelming expectation that Black activists and organizers will say something …
