Kenrya Rankin
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Colorlines Favorites of 2019: The Anthropocene Reviewed and the Remaking of Time
The Colorlines team is sharing our favorite shows, books, hashtags, movies and more of 2019. Here, senior editorial director Kenrya Rankin breaks down the joys—and challenges—of The Anthropocene Reviewed. → Read More
8 Twitter Accounts to Follow During the Impeachment Inquiry
From policy experts to a dictionary that always has the right definition at the right time, these accounts will keep you in the know. → Read More
WATCH: Doc Explores How Criminal Justice System Fails People With Mental Illnesses
“Forty hours of mental health training in a police academy that’s seven-and-a-half months long isn’t long enough.” → Read More
Foundations Unite to Purchase Ebony and Jet Archives
“This archive is a national treasure and one of tremendous importance to the telling of Black history in America.” → Read More
WATCH: Advancing Reproductive Justice in the Age of Trump [VIDEO]
Alabama-based organizer Shante Wolfe-Sisson talks to Colorlines about why it’s important to include Black women, transgender and nonbinary people in conversations about reproductive justice. → Read More
LIVESTREAM: House Hearing on Reparations
The House Committee on the Judiciary hears testimony on the path to restorative justice for Black people in America. → Read More
VIDEO: Dominique Apollon Breaks Down Why It's #MoreThanABandage
Race Forward’s vice president of research talks to Colorlines about why it means so much to finally find a bandage that matches his skin tone. → Read More
EXCERPT: Kenrya Rankin and Akiba Solomon Tackle White Supremacy in New Book
In this selection from “How We Fight White Supremacy: A Field Guide to Black Resistance,” Colorlines editors Akiba Solomon and Kenrya Rankin explore the pervasiveness of structural racism and the many ways Black people inch us closer to collective freedom. → Read More
Former Juvenile Lifers Need a Pressure Valve [Op-Ed]
Abd’Allah Wali Lateef of the Incarcerated Children’s Advocacy Network makes the case for social service, mental health and parole policy reform to help former life-sentenced children successfully return to society. → Read More
WATCH: Teaser Trailer for Ava DuVernay's Central Park Five Miniseries
“When They See Us” tells the story of five Black and Latinx teens who were wrongfully convicted of rape. → Read More
Cory Booker Announces Run for President
“I grew up knowing that the only way we can make change is when people come together.” → Read More
Skip TODAY Show, Watch This Interview With Nathan Phillips Instead
While mainstream media rushes to center the MAGA teens who taunted the Omaha elder, watch the Indigenous leader describe what really happened after the Indigenous Peoples March. → Read More
Jason Van Dyke Sentenced to 6 Years, 9 Months for Murdering Laquan McDonald
The former Chicago Police Department officer could be back on the street in just over three years. → Read More
Sony Music Finally Drops R. Kelly
The signer has been accused of sexually assaulting Black girls and women for decades. → Read More
Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Asking About Citizenship on Census
“We must continue to stay vigilant and not let this administration use yet another mechanism to devalue and stifle the voices of people of color.” → Read More
Sex Trafficking Survivor Cyntoia Brown Granted Clemency
Brown to Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam: “Thank you for your act of mercy in giving me a second chance. I will do everything I can to justify your faith in me.” → Read More
Watch the U.S. Senate Finally Vote to Make Lynching a Federal Hate Crime
It’s 2018, y’all. → Read More
Civil Rights Orgs Cautiously Optimistic About Senate Vote on FIRST STEP Act
Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights: “This bipartisan bill offers some important improvements to the current federal system, but it falls short of providing the meaningful change that is required.” → Read More
Civil Rights, Criminal Justice Orgs Call Out AG Nom William Barr's Racism
President Donald Trump will nominate Barr to run the Department of Justice. His track record proves he will be bad for people of color. → Read More
Who Should Replace Kevin Hart as Oscars Host?
The comedian dropped out after people criticized him for homophobic tweets. → Read More