Reparations well-intentioned, but insufficient for the debt owed
This article originally appeared on MLK50. On Thursday, the city of Memphis announced it would pay what can only be described as reparations for decades of shorting the retirement funds…
Come Back to Art: How Creativity and Activism Intersect
This article first appeared on Equal Voice. I wasn’t trained in this. I didn’t go for school for this. Nobody pays me for this, and nobody expects me to be…
May Day, May Day! Immigrant workers and low-wage workers unite
Struggle to survive on poverty wages builds solidarity among workers
Trump’s Hypocrisy On Full Display: Bomb Syria, But Don’t Let Syrians In
Over 400,000 Syrians have been killed since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war, yet the Trump administration has done nothing about it.
How Long Must We Sing This Song?
As we walked through St. Louis’ Missouri Historical Museum’s current civil rights exhibit, I was reminded of how change comes from the bottom up. School history is, too often, from…
In this battle over Muslim immigration, we are all family
Because of our history and heritage, black Americans should recognize the humanity in their struggle
Black Lives Matter Movement and Opportunities Deprived Go Hand In Hand
Originally published on Equal Voice. What does it say about the value of Black lives when too many of those lives are in crumbling schools, drinking poisoned water, finding themselves…
How New York’s “Fight for $15” Launched a Nationwide Movement
Co-authored by Center for Community Change Writing Fellow Wendi C. Thomas. Originally published in the American Prospect. Brooklyn car-wash worker Angel Rebolledo and Bronx fast-food employee Flavia Cabral work in…
Missouri Athletes Bust Through Intolerance
Originally published by The Progressive. With the walk-out that led to the resignation of a university president and chancellor, the University of Missouri’s black football players showed their power to…
The New Female Face of the $10 Bill
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has announced that a to-be-determined woman will be pushing Alexander Hamilton from the focal point of the $10 in 2020. This will be the first bill…