White supremacists behind the original Unite the Right rally that terrorized Charlottesville, Va., in 2017 with violent protests, decided to have another riveting event. This time, in our nation’s capital. But the group was dwarfed by counter-protestors. This is their story.

#WeBuiltThis: Black People Built America, and America Won’t Stop Killing Us

Taylor Campbell

10/22/16 6:14am

If you’re black, enfranchised and under 35, you’ve probably caught hell from at least a dozen people about your civic duty to vote. (Something about your ancestors bleeding and dying for your right to vote, and how folks your age should be galloping to the polls. It’s like your civic duty to stand for the American…

This Is How Black Joy and Resistance Triumphed Over White Supremacy at D.C.'s Unite The Right Rally

#WeBuiltThis: Black People Built America, and America Won’t Stop Killing Us

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