Aaron Morrison

Aaron is a Senior Staff Writer for The Movement at Mic. He covers the intersection of race, justice, politics, diversity and civil rights. He has previously written for IB Times, Miami Herald, The Bergen Record of New Jersey and the Associated Press. Send tips to aaron@mic.com.

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Common’s prison concert tour inspires incarcerated people on their path to rehabilitation

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Pedro Hernandez speaks out against bail system that kept him in jail for a year

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Shaun King’s evolution as an online watchdog against racism and police brutality

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Tyrone West died in police custody 5 years ago. Here’s how his sister is still fighting for justice.

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The fight to increase minimum wage will be a midterm election issue, the Poor People’s Campaign says

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After Tyler Gebhard was killed by police in Missouri, his white family changed its views on race

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Ron Stallworth, whose KKK probe inspired Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman,’ blasts Trump-era racism

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The Chico police shooting of Desmond Phillips still rattles the family, as justice remains uncertain

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‘Mic Dispatch’ episode 1: Inside the FBI’s crackdown on “black identity extremists”

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Meet Rakem Balogun, the Texas man whose support for a cop killer made him an FBI target

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Dozens of racial justice groups join immigration protests in San Diego to “free our future”

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As Starbucks closes for bias training, #CoffeeWhileBlack brews support for black-owned businesses

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The black Baltimore arabber tradition is on its last leg. For the city’s sake, it should continue.

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Michigan mother who exposed Flint water crisis receives international environmental justice prize

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What If We Didn’t… jail people for marijuana use, possession or sale?

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‘Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas’ brings comedy to the national dialogue on police abuse, social justice

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National Day of Action for Stephon Clark: Protests coincide with memorial events for MLK

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50 years after King’s assassination, the symbolism of his death keeps the desire for change alive

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Vigil for Stephon Clark started out peaceful, but clashes with police left one woman with injuries

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At Stephon Clark rally, families of victims of police violence call for justice and accountability