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"Black and Brown folks are dying more from environmental-related causes than they are from police brutality," Brandi Collins, the campaign manager who oversees the media, economic, and environmental justice departments at racial activism group Color of Change, said. Screengrab via AFP News Agency/YouTube | The Daily Dot.

Flint, Katrina, and the rise of environmental racism | The Daily Dot

Deron Dalton / April 9, 2016

By Deron Dalton Following a two-year struggle with contaminated water in Flint, Michigan, residents, activists, and supporters say it’s not

Meet Kleaver Cruz, the 27-year-old writer behind #TheBlackJoyProject on Instagram. Photos via Black Joy Project/Instagram | Remix by Jason Reed, The Daily Dot.

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How the Black Joy Project is helping activists deal | The Daily Dot

Deron Dalton / April 9, 2016

By Deron Dalton Black Lives Matter has pushed the national conversation on race—but the trauma and pain behind the fight against

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The hopeful art of Black Futures Month | The Daily Dot

Deron Dalton / March 1, 2016

By Deron Dalton February isn’t just a celebration for Black History Month anymore. This year Black Lives Matter took proceedings a step further and participants

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A definitive history of #OscarsSoWhite | The Daily Dot

Deron Dalton / February 28, 2016

By Deron Dalton When it comes to the Academy Awards, the Oscar statuettes may be gold, but the only color

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The women of Black Lives Matter outline their path forward | The Daily Dot

Deron Dalton / February 26, 2016

By Deron Dalton Black Lives Matter changed the national conversation on race. An organizational and international network, it has ballooned into

As revealed in the episode’s promo, let’s just say Vixen is likely to kick serious behind. “Face us like a man?” a goon says. Vixen isn’t about that. Instead she replies, “How about I kick your ass like a woman?!” Illustration via Max Fleishman, The Daily Dot.

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Why Vixen’s first live-action appearance on ‘Arrow’ is a really big deal | The Daily Dot

Deron Dalton / February 25, 2016

By Deron Dalton Finally! X-men’s Storm won’t be the only awesome, popular Black superheroine to get the live-action treatment. The

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Black Love Day is the Valentine’s Day alternative celebrating Black love | The Daily Dot

Deron Dalton / February 13, 2016

By Deron Dalton Today, Black love fills the air. Valentine’s Day—an European-centric holiday, which packages romance and “I love yous” around

Ariell Johnson is making her comics dreams come true—and inspiring an entire community in the process. Illustration via Max Fleishman, The Daily Dot.

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First Black woman to open a comic book shop on the East Coast shares her reading recs | The Daily Dot

Deron Dalton / February 13, 2016

By Deron Dalton Advocates of diversity in comics kicked off 2016 with a big milestone when Ariell Johnson opened the first Black woman-owned comic book

Black Futures Month will consist of engaging black artists and writers in using their creative expression to visualize and discuss issues that impact black communities. Raul Luna/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) | Remix by Jason Reed, The Daily Dot.

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Black Futures Month imagines what’s next for Black lives | The Daily Dot

Deron Dalton / February 1, 2016

By Deron Dalton Today marks the first day of Black History Month—but that is not the only celebration of Black people