Black Lives Matter
‘Strike for Black Lives’: Planned July 20 walkout unites BLM and unions
July 9, 2020Service Employees International Union has partnered with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the American Federation of Teachers, United Farm Workers, the Fight for $15 and a Union, the Poor People's Campaign, and others.
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Illinois Supreme Court rules Chicago police can’t destroy disciplinary records
July 8, 2020Disciplinary records are public property, and the Chicago cops can’t use their contract to cover up their past transgressions, the justices decreed, 6-1.
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Trump defends Confederate flag, attacks NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace
July 7, 2020It should come as no surprise that the ringleader of our absurd social, economic, and political circus, Donald J. Trump, still has a few racist tricks up his oversized sleeves.
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Sewing for justice: Connecticut Communist makes and distributes over 4,000 masks
July 6, 2020"What touched my heart most and keeps me motivated is knowing that I am helping people be courteous to others by wearing the masks," says Marcey Lynn Jones.
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Oakland demonstrators say, ‘Black Trans Lives Matter!’
July 6, 2020“We’re in a time of change,” David J, one of the organizers, told us. “If we’re struggling for humanity, then we must fight to include everyone, including members of the Black trans community.”
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