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Pauli Murray and Black Trans Rights Shine at Sundance
February 08, 2021 Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan, Democracy Now! “Who is Pauli Murray? The pioneering African American legal scholar and organizer for racial and gender

The Important Political History of Black History Month
February 01, 2021 Jarvis R. Givens, EducationWeek “Many accept Black History Month as a special time of year, yet few recognize the role African American

Black Lives Matter Movement Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
January 30, 2021 Martin Belman, The Guardian “In nominating Black Lives Matters for the Nobel Peace Prize, Norwegian MP Petter Eide cited precedents of the Oslo-based

Remembering Dr. King
January 18, 2021 Americans Who Tell the Truth Reflecting on Marc Lamont Hill’s statement: “Today, let us remember Martin Luther King as he was: a Black

Land Ethic: Aldo Leopold
January 11, 2021 Americans Who Tell the Truth Today we reflect on the wisdom of Aldo Leopold, born on this day in 1887 – ahead of

Congratulations to Kristina Borjesson
January 04, 2021 Progressive Radio Network Progressive Radio Network has given The Whistleblower Newsroom an award for outstanding programming in the investigative reporting category. Investigative journalist Kristina Borjesson comments:

Environmental Activists Respond to Biden Executive Orders
January 31, 2021 Bill McKibben, The New Yorker As the new administration takes more steps to address the climate crisis, we have checked in on responses

Sherri Mitchell: The Search for Why
December 27, 2020 Pop-Up Magazine Penobscot Nation activist Sherri Mitchell‘s essay “Theory of Natural Connection” appears alongside her AWTT portrait in Pop-Up Magazine‘s year-end special “Year in Search: The search

Virginia Commission Selects Barbara Rose Johns to Represent Virginia in U.S. Capitol
December 22, 2020 Former Virginia Governor Ralph S. Northam Virginia’s Commission on Historical Statues in the United States Capitol has voted to recommend civil rights