Earchiel Johnson
LATEST ARTICLES BY Earchiel Johnson
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Politics
Slaves of the tribe: The hidden history of the Freedmen
November 29, 2017In the southern U.S., slavery conferred a vast amount power and influence on slave owners. It was no different among the five indigenous nations.
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Labor
Resisters fight for $15 at Illinois state capital
April 28, 2017“To know that your children can ask you for a 97 cent match box car and you can’t even afford to do that, that's a hurtful thing as a parent."
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Politics
Chicago South Shore activists and cops find some agreement on killings
April 6, 2017"We can’t just put accountability on our community without putting accountability on our elected officials."
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U.S.
Seniors tell Ryan: Kill the bill before it kills us
March 16, 2017Busloads of senior activists from Illinois and Wisconsin braved heavy snow storms to protest at House Speaker Paul Ryan’s office in Racine, Wisconsin March 14.
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Politics
Women lead the way at anti-Trump marches
January 24, 2017Millions of people joined marches & rallies across the world in response to the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump.
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Environment
Guidelines for visitors to Standing Rock
December 6, 2016What does it means to center indigenous voices in the fight against the Dakota Access pipeline?
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Environment
Pipeline protest now a city of 4,000 with a growing infrastructure
October 7, 2016This struggle has become much more than just a massive civil disobedience action.
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News
Groups bring cross-cultural solidarity to Standing Rock
September 8, 2016It was a wet and windy weekend at the Standing Rock Reservation, N.D. but weather was the least of the problems facing protestors.
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