Category: Racial Justice

April 2, 2021 Off

New York’s Legal Weed Law Could Still Screw Over Black People

By Chris Roberts

New York politicians legalized marijuana this week, and according to them, they did it for people like Floyd Jarvis. Born…

March 29, 2021 Off

‘They Hand-Chose These Jurors’: Protesters in Minneapolis Don’t Believe the System Will Ever Convict Derek Chauvin

By Samir Ferdowsi

As opening statements proceeded on Day One of the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis cop accused of murdering…

May 29, 2020 Off

George Floyd Was Held Down for Almost 3 Minutes After He Went Unresponsive and Had No Pulse

By Trone Dowd

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here.Other officers stood by and did nothing as…

Black Farmers Were Driven From Their Land for Decades. Now, Some Are Reclaiming It.

November 23, 2019 Off

Black Farmers Were Driven From Their Land for Decades. Now, Some Are Reclaiming It.

By Milena Mikael-Debass

EDGECOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina — Kendrick Ransome started out farming a few years ago with just a hoe, a rake,…