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Act Out! [17] - Breaking it down for Black Lives Matter, France schools us, watch the water

Act Out! [17] - Breaking it down for Black Lives Matter, France schools us, watch the water
Wed, 6/24/2015 - by Eleanor Goldfield
This article originally appeared on Occupy.com

Black Lives Matter and Shamell Bell is breaking it down. This week, we’re talking dance activism as protest and liberation of both space and people. France yet again schools us on how to be human beings and watch the water. Good cops rise up and speak out. But first, white privilege has something to say to white privilege.

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The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.

The recent decisions by two of the most influential national newspapers of record to not publish their endorsements of Vice President Kamala Harris says a lot about how seriously they take Trump’s threats to democracy and his promises of vengeance against his enemies.

On the eve of the historic November vote, it seems important to ask: What's wrong with men, how did we get here, and can we change this?

As Trump’s campaign grows increasingly bizarre, his team appears to be more tightly controlling his movements and carefully scripting his public appearances to minimize the negative impact his erratic behavior may have on undecided voters in swing states.

On the eve of the historic November vote, it seems important to ask: What's wrong with men, how did we get here, and can we change this?

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