The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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What Black Lives Matter Activists Can Teach Us About the Pitfalls and Potential of Digital Organizing
Interviews with 11 Black Lives Matter social media page administrators highlight the challenges of scaling grassroots activism through digital organizing.
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Social Movements Converge on April 4 Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassination
The Fight for $15 and the Movement for Black Lives will take to the streets nationwide April 4 in a two-dozen-city “Fight Racism, Raise Pay” protest.
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"Felony Riot" Charges Against Inauguration Protesters Signal A Dangerous Wave of Repression
More than 200 people who were mass-arrested at the Washington, D.C. protests against the inauguration of Donald Trump have been hit with felony riot charges that are punishable by up to 10 years in prison and quarter-million-dollar fine.
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In Black Lives Matter's shift to economic issues, echoes of Black Panthers
Nearly two years after people took to the streets in Ferguson to protest the killing of Michael Brown, the nationwide movement has broadened its focus to community empowerment in ways reminiscent of the Black Panthers of the 60s.
