Local 1199 members came from New York to be arrested, and at least 1,000 teachers mobilized for the final Monday. (Photo by Ajamu Dillahunt.) From Southern Studies: Since April North Carolina has made national and international news with a remarkable social movement that has gathered thousands to protest, with nearly…
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Courtesy Xiuhezcatl Martinez | Xiuhezcatl Martinez a 13-year-old indigenous youth with Mother Earth’s wellbeing on his mind We cannot wait for our government to change the world, before power, before money, before greed – their purpose is to protect people. In my eyes they have failed us at that, so…
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Moral Mondays protest in North Carolina. Photographer: Eric Etheridge. From The Nation: North Carolina was long regarded as one of the most progressive Southern states—an island of moderation amid a sea of conservatism. But since Republicans took over the state legislature in 2010 and the governorship in 2012—putting the GOP…
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From Hyphen Magazine: Boggs, 96, may not be as well-known as other activists, but has more than seven decades of activism and grassroots organizing experience, including the labor, Civil Rights, black power, feminist, Asian American and environmental/food justice movements. She lives in Detroit, MI and was married to late husband…
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Black Like Mao: Red China and Black Revolution is an excellent study and read about social justice movements posted at The Kasama Project. From The Kasama Project: “How black radicals came to see China as a beacon of Third World revolution and Mao Zedong thought as a guidepost is a…
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Lately the Black Woman has been blown away by certain realizations. On the drive home one of my dear friends asked me when the Civil Rights Movement began for me. Hers began in the early sixties. She is white. Though she is older than I, my awareness being black started…
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