Join the protests on May 1.

The team at 50501 is organizing a day long day of actions for May Day, held on May 1, 2025, to build solidarity against the oppressive policies and practices of the Trump administration. From their website:

“Trump and his billionaire profiteers are trying to create a race to the bottom—on wages, on benefits, on dignity itself. This May Day we are fighting back. We are demanding a country that puts our families over their fortunes—public schools over private profits, healthcare over hedge funds, prosperity over free market politics.”

Take Action:

• Join May Day events near you or download this toolkit to help create an event in your city.

• Ready to host? Click here to register your event. Already have an event? Email [email protected] to get it added to our map.

• Sign your organization up as a partner and learn more about what we’re building together.

• Sign the Solidarity Pledge led and supported by a large number of national immigrant rights and civil rights organizations. Commit to protecting all the people who make up the places we call home

The  Supreme Court temporarily blocked deportations of Venezuelan migrants under wartime law. Yesterday morning, the court issued a brief order forbidding the Trump administration from removing a group of Venezuelan immigrants from the United States without due process. Earlier this year, the government started moving Venezuelan immigrants around the United States to a detention facility in Texas without any justification. Read more >

What to know about the 50501 movement against Trump admin policies. 50501, meaning 50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement, is pushing back against what it called executive overreach from the Trump administration. They organized over 400 events held across the country yesterday, including rallies, protests, nature cleanups and food drives. Read more >

The Chicago Teachers Union’s new contract is a victory against the new Trump administration. With a 97% vote, the Chicago Teachers Union approved a new four-year contract after contentious negotiations with Chicago Public Schools. The agreement, costing approximately $1.5 billion,, includes protections against what the union views as the Trump administration's attacks on academic freedom and immigrants. Read more >

Students are suing Department of Defense for pulling ‘DEI’ books from its school libraries. The lawsuit accuses the agency of violating the First Amendment rights of students by restricting lessons and library books related to race, gender and sexuality. Read more >

Read how tool libraries are offering resilience amid federal chaos. With Trump’s rising tariffs, everything will get more expensive, making DIY projects difficult to finance overnight. Learn how tool libraries can serve as a sustainable alternative to consuming more products in a world with rising tariffs. Read more >

Israel continues to prevent medical evacuations from Gaza. Even before breaking the recent ceasefire, Israeli authorities kept wounded Palestinians such as 16-year-old Hala Qadoum from vital treatment abroad. Read more >

Abortion bans are criminalizing people — and not just those who are pregnant. Post-“Roe,” pregnancy outcomes — and even actions taken to help pregnant people — face escalating criminalization, placing thousands of people in the crosshairs of investigations since the fall of Roe v Wade. Read more >

Pitt’s suspension of pro-Palestine student group violates First Amendment, says ACLU lawsuit. “Pitt cannot constitutionally put its thumb on one side of the debate by harassing and chilling the pro-Palestinian students.” Read more >

They got life in prison at 17. Now they’re helping others avoid that fate. Eddie Ellis and John Pace were sentenced to life in prison as teens and are now fighting to change the laws that kept them behind bars. Read more >

Police across the country are on high alert over Tesla protests. Intelligence reports warn law enforcement about “acts of violence against electric vehicles” and the danger of battery fires. Read more >

Whole, skim, or soy? The congressional battle over milk in school lunches. Offering kids nondairy milk could be a climate solution. No one's talking about it that way. Read more >

The Trump administration sues Maine over the participation of transgender athletes in girls sports. The administration sued for not complying with the government’s push to ban transgender athletes in girls and women’s sports, escalating a dispute over whether the state is abiding by a federal law that bars discrimination in education based on sex. Read more >

Trump must face defamation lawsuit from Central Park Five defendants. Trump has failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of making defamatory statements about five Black and Hispanic men who were wrongly convicted and imprisoned for the 1989 rape of a white jogger in New York's Central Park during his 2024 presidential campaign. Read more >

ICE Is stepping up raids. Know your rights before they knock. As the Trump administration increases its deportation efforts, here’s what you should know about legal protections for migrants. Read more >

Trans musicians are canceling US tour dates due to Trump’s gender ID rules. Two trans Canadian artists are pulling out of US concerts as Donald Trump’s border crackdown sparks ‘panic. Read more >

Who can referee gender? Sports authorities have tried and failed to define it for decades. This longform article explores how gender debates in sports are wielded to police women's bodies rather than protect women's sports, used as a tool to reinforce racial, gender and body size standards against women. Read more >

Introducing Trump Dump, my weekly recap of the latest legislation passed by the Trump administration, its implications, and what to do about it. Blending humor and action, we’ll make sense of what’s happening and find ways to laugh along the way.

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When Pensacola was a haven for Black music on the Chitlin' Circuit. Learn how the region catered to the network of entertainment venues that catered to African American audiences and performers during the Jim Crow era. Read more >

“Am I Still Allowed to Tell the Truth in My Class?” Phillip Atiba Solomon of the African American Studies Department at Yale University shares how Trump’s executive orders are designed to limit professors from teaching accurate history. Read more >

For some Black landowners, 40 acres and a nightmare. For generations, Black land dispossession has robbed people of life and land. The current political climate could yield a repeat. Read more >

April Book Club Pick

This month, we’re reading Pet by Akwaeke Emezi!

“In a world that believes it has rid itself of all monsters, Jam discovers that some truths can’t stay buried. With a mix of fantasy and deep insight, Pet challenges us to look beyond what we’re told and consider what justice really means.”

Read along with us by subscribing to the Banned Books Book Club newsletter, following us on Instagram, and joining the live discussion on Wednesday, April 30 at 7pm EST.* Adjusted to give time for more reading!