Black Lives Matter
Underground Railroad to Mexico: The other escape route from slavery
September 18, 2020Stories about African Americans and Mexican Americans working together to fight racism are not widely shared. “If we knew this history, we would come together and strengthen that solidarity.”
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Ashland, Wisconsin rallies for student safety, demands end to SRO program
September 15, 2020The community is urging the removal of Ashland High School’s SRO, or “School Resource Officer.” These are heavily armed policemen deployed in schools, ostensibly in response to the rise of modern school shootings.
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Black Lives Matter fills NFL stadiums
September 14, 2020(AP)— Jason Myers kicked off to start the Seahawks’ season-opener against the Falcons, and the ball sailed through the end zone for a touchback. No one moved a step. Instead, the players all dropped to one...
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Black Panther veterans Denise Oliver-Velez, Ericka Huggins share experiences with new generation
September 9, 2020The two pioneers came together for an intergenerational discussion on the ideas of radical friendship, the future of movement building, and radical self-care.
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Rural America fights gun violence and Trump-backing thugs
September 8, 2020Rural communities like Sequim, Washington, contrary to stereotypes put forward by the right wing, are involved in the fight for progressive solutions to the nation’s problems.
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