activism
Revisiting Baltimore and changing the “racial conversation”
December 31, 2015Does "Black lives matter" ask for something from the dominant culture that would require economic loss or will it mean gains and not losses, morally and economically, for most Americans?
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Tamir Rice’s family mourns after non-indictment of police officers
December 29, 2015"I don't want my child to have died for nothing and I refuse to let his legacy or his name be ignored."
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At People’s Climate Summit: Just transitions and environment
December 15, 2015The community development organization members believe that an alternative, clean energy economy can be achieved by empowering the underprivileged and unemployed.
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Chicago activists see “window of opportunity” to push for police reform
December 11, 2015The number of demonstrators has grown steadily since the release of the video of Laquan McDonald's murder. Organizers are hoping they will soon reach a critical mass.
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Samaria Rice retains faith that justice will be done for Tamir
December 7, 2015"I don't need all this attention, but I feel like I have to do something good with it, I have to turn my anger into something positive."
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