Civil Rights
Friday Video: You Should Care That Your Car Is Spying On You
Yes, every device we own is probably harvesting our data. But the car might be the worst offender.
September 26, 2025
Communities Rally To Reclaim Streets From ICE Terror
"This is an attack on Los Angeles. This is an attack on California. On all of us."
July 11, 2025
Black Transportation Justice: A Closer Look at Intersectional Labor Movements
Throughout the 20th century, Black civil rights leaders used transportation as a means to challenge white supremacy, aiding movements for organized labor and feminism along the way.
June 24, 2025
Live from LA: Protesters Demand Release of Labor Leader, Fight Trump’s ICE Machine
"¡Estamos aqui! ¡Pertenecemos aqui! We are here and we belong here!"
June 9, 2025
Seattle’s Compassionate Response to Fare Evasion
After Seattle found that a quarter of farebeaters were homeless, it switched from thinking about enforcement to affordability.
June 28, 2019
Community Service Comes Full Circle for Members of Black Kids on Bikes at King Day Parade
Youth BKoB inspired to join in the King Day parade years ago now serve as inspiration for the next generation
January 25, 2019
Philly’s Most Dangerous Roads are in Poor Areas
About half of the city's most-dangerous streets are in low-income and/or neighborhoods of color, a new analysis finds.
December 14, 2018
The Case for Decriminalizing Fare Evasion
We wouldn't throw people in jail for shorting a parking meter $3. And we shouldn't do it for transit riders either.
February 22, 2018
Cleveland Police Enforcement of Transit “Proof-of-Payment” Ruled Unconstitutional
Proof-of-payment speeds up bus service. But leaving enforcement up to police can violate passengers' rights, a Cleveland judge ruled.
November 2, 2017
Utah Police Shooting Underscores the Added Threat Facing Black People on Bikes
Police stopped Patrick Harmon for riding his bike without a rear light. When he attempted to flee, officer Clinton Fox shot him three times in the back.
October 6, 2017