Women’s History Month Spotlight: Afua Atta-Mensah on the Black Immigrant Experience
From Ghana to New York, Community Change’s Chief of Programs talks about the international movement for Black liberation.
Category: Community Organizing
“It all starts with being fed up and talking to other people.”
We spotlight Akron-based Rev. Raymond Greene Jr. who used his direct sales skills and lessons from being incarcerated at a young age to become an organizer – ultimately heading Freedom BLOC’s fight to build Black political power.
My Journey From Rhyming in the Bronx to Journalism in Service of Progressive Movements
Writing in all its forms helped me with the fear of always being punished for using my voice.
The Jackson Water Crisis Proved Again that Environmental Justice is Racial Justice
Let’s call it what it is: Generations of environmental racism. It’s time for voters to demand lawmakers prioritize a baseline of clean water, proper sanitation and clean air for all families no matter their ZIP code.
New Film Celebrates Living History of the Black-led Welfare Movement, a First of its Kind
An interview with the director of ‘Storming Caesars Palace,’ and the daughter of the film’s star, on some of the most important Civil Rights activists you didn’t know about.
The Creator of the Hip-Hop Track About Canvassing On Bringing Your Full Self to Organizing
Immigrant rights policy director Pratik Dash found a home in using the microphone as a megaphone.
In Georgia, Young Grassroots Organizers Are Key to Keeping the State Blue
As the Georgia primary nears, organizers on the ground have played an integral part in raising early voting numbers and mobilizing the youth vote.
‘Trust Black Women’ Must Be More Than a T-Shirt Slogan
Yes, Black women are everywhere. Yes, there is beautiful Black leadership in the hills of Appalachia. I have had the privilege to organize alongside some of the fiercest Black organizers.
One Year Into the American Rescue Plan: The States Organizing to Get Funds to Families
Grassroots groups across the country secured millions for affordable housing, child care, tax credits and other priorities.
Storytelling at the center of racial healing
The way we tell stories colors how we remember our own experiences and eventually the longer history of how we fit in society. Repeating these stories leaves a mark on…