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In Georgia, Young Grassroots Organizers Are Key to Keeping the State Blue

May 13, 2022

By Amani Southerland

As the Georgia primary nears, organizers on the ground have played an integral part in raising early voting numbers and mobilizing the youth vote.

What to expect when you’re expecting… the worst

February 4, 2020

By Danielle Atkinson

Being asked to be the guest to Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address (SOTU) by Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, a representative from my home state of Michigan, is like being…

Kids See What We Value: We Must Invest In Communities to Uplift Children of Color

October 9, 2019

By Michael Jackson

Anyone who’s ever had a hobby, a child, or been in a relationship knows, we value those things we devote time, energy, and money towards. Those things we don’t, we…

There are no degrees of blackness

September 15, 2019

By Michael Jackson

“Brother brother, sister sister If you’re miss or if you’re mister Listen please to this fact Black is black is black is black”  Lyrics from Black is Black by Jungle…

2020 – the 100th anniversary of the first vote for gender equality – will be the year of women.

September 4, 2019

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington

The old saw, “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times” may apply to the status of  women in America — their gains, their travails, their…

How Community Organizing Helped Me Branch Out While Staying Grounded in My Roots

August 22, 2019

By Jamal Meneide

We all want to see our communities grow into places where all families can thrive. Correia’s reflections reveal how his experience with community engagement and organizing can result in environmental justice and overall powerful change.

“When They See Us” Through the Eyes of a 13-year-old Girl

August 6, 2019

By Sharisse Tracey

“I don’t want to watch this, Mommy, it is making me mad and I already know how it will end,” said my recently turned 13 year-old daughter with folded arms….

On Motherhood and Movement Work: Women leaders approach both with ferocity and love

May 9, 2019

By Nicole Melaku

As I sat on the beautiful island of Puerto Rico for a retreat with fellow immigrant rights leaders from the Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM), I couldn’t help but be…

White rage: What is it leading to and where will it end?

May 2, 2019

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington

Ever since the 2016 presidential election, there have been countless articles, theories, and commentators dissecting it. A level of white dissatisfaction, and, yes, even white rage, played a role in…

When will Nevada address police violence?

March 29, 2019

By Nissa Tzun

In the last decade, we have seen the issue of police violence resurface on the national platform. Every year since the police shooting of Oscar Grant on January 1, 2009,…

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