Talking to My Grandma Reminds Me to Keep Fighting on the Right Side of History
Community Change Communications Fellow Ayanna Albertson did the math, and her grandmother was just about the same age during the 1963 March on Washington as she was during the 2020 protests against the murder of George Floyd.
Since 1963, It’s Been Summer after “Sweltering Summer of the Negro’s Legitimate Discontent”
I wonder if those who participated in the March on Washington imagined a future where instead of saying “Free at last,” we’d still be reminding the world that “Black Lives Matter.”
Dr. King’s Dreams About Racial and Economic Justice Included Guaranteed Income
The March for Jobs and Freedom was just the beginning of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s ideas about economic justice
13 People You May Not Have Known Were At the “I Have a Dream” Event
Of course, everyone knows about Martin Luther King Jr.’s part, but here are other people you may not realize were also at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
As Glenn Youngkin Tries to Erase American History, Students Like Me Are Fighting Back
We can’t let conservatives attack our right to a full education. I’m organizing my friends to get involved, and you should, too.
Organizer Erika Washington Continues Tradition of Black Women-Led Activism in Las Vegas
In a town where everybody’s looking for their ace in a hole, Erika Washington hit the jackpot with a local legend known as Miss Ruby.
Grupo de derechos de los inmigrantes en Tennessee nunca cedió en la lucha para hacer justicia a los empacadores de carne, víctimas de una redada ilegal en el lugar de trabajo
La Coalición de Inmigrantes y Refugiados de Tennessee (TIRRC) organizó a las familias de la redada para luchar contra las políticas antiinmigrantes y ganar una demanda que otorga más de $1 millón a los trabajadores afectados.
This Tennessee Immigrant Rights Group Never Gave Up on Getting Justice for Meatpackers in Illegal Workplace Raid
TIRRC organized the families of the raid to fight back against anti-immigrant policies and win a lawsuit providing over $1 million to affected workers.
Tyre Nichols’ Death Began With A Traffic Stop. Now, Organizers Want To Rethink Public Safety
With city council ready to discuss excessive force in policy, DeCarcerate Memphis is pushing for true solutions, not just reform
Stop Putting Black Trauma on Display
The recent media exploitation of the Tyre Nichols killing was dehumanizing. Media should focus their efforts on exposing policy inaction after years of proven brutality against our communities.