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We have to abandon the hate and step into the light. We have to embrace light so that we can move forward and make the people matter again. We must force the system to pay attention.

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Isn’t resisting the status quo the very roots of America?

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Fight hatred with love. Fight ignorance with kindness. Fight injustice with an open heart. It’s not ok to be complacent anymore.

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Thousands of protestors have been challenging the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline for months. The pipeline would stretch from North Dakota to Illinois and the opposition against the pipeline is being held by many protestors, including the Standing Rock Sioux tribe.

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“It’s the least I can do. Keep the conversation going.” – Megan Rapinoe

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If the anti-free expression backlash we’re seeing against Trump is any indication of where public discourse is headed in the next few years, you better be prepared for an utterly dystopian future. One where if you can’t say anything popular, you’re not allowed to say anything at all.

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Has anyone told Donald Trump about freedom of assembly??

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Unfortunately, not everyone believes black lives matter.

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Nowhere does the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics encourage journalists to persist and badger. Rather, they are called to be courageous — and are reminded, the “pursuit of the news is not a license for arrogance or undue intrusiveness.”

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Journalism — ethical journalism — has been a great force for good in the world, but it’s also been a great force for senseless, pointless intrusion in people’s lives and destruction of people’s privacy for nothing more than quick bucks off of gossip.