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If King were among us today, he would say that it is not enough to look outside ourselves to see the places where society is broken.

Fear still fuels the bail reform debate, but new data from Illinois show that holding on to cash bail may make communities less safe.

Activists who took over Barcelona’s City Hall have made lasting progressive gains, while also confronting the limits of being in power.

As the truism goes, the personal is political. For many activists and organizers, the political began with their moms. For a special Mother’s Day tribute, Colorlines asked eight racial justice activists and organizers about life wisdom and political lessons their moms imparted to them. Whether it was the example they set for their children in the way they moved through the world, or concrete political values they handed down, these moms have been a guiding force for thei