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'Justice or Else' for Black, Brown and Indigenous Americans
Written by Erica Garner and Reggie Harris | The Huffington Post
Twenty years ago, there was a gathering of men in the U.S. Capital to address the exact issues that Black, Brown and Indigenous Americans are struggling against today. That gathering is known as the Million Man March.
Oscar winners Julianne Moore, Bruce Cohen work to strip school’s Confederate name
Written by T. Rees Shapiro | The Washington Post
A movement to change the name of a high school honoring Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart has gained support from Hollywood, including a pair of Oscar-winners, actress Julianne Moore and producer Bruce Cohen, who both attended the school in the 1970s.
Nearly No Consequences For Drunk Executives Who Poured Beer On Native American Children’s Heads
Written by Carimah Townes | ThinkProgress
At the start of the year, a group of 57 Native Americans students from the Lakota tribe were taken to a minor league hockey match in Rapid City, South Dakota to celebrate their academic achievements. But what started as a field trip to reward the students quickly turned into a nightmare, when a group of drunk men in an executive suite dumped beer on their heads and yelled “go back to the Rez!”
Why I Introduced a Motion Against the Confederate Flag at the NEA Convention
Written by Fred Klonsky | In These Times
I was recently in Orlando, Florida, a few weeks after the brutal murder of nine African-American members of the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, for the annual Representative Assembly of the National Education Association (NEA), the union I am a retiree member of. Just 12 months earlier, the NEA, the nation’s largest labor union, made headlines when it elected three women of color to its executive leadership: President Lily Eskelsen Garcia, Vice President Becky Pringle and Treasurer Princess Moss. No other labor union in the United States could make that claim.
Only Black Deaths Matter: The Dangerous Message Our Nation is Sending
Written by Rev. William Barber | Sojourners
When the Confederate flag was removed from the South Carolina statehouse Friday morning, Gov. Nikki Haley spoke solemnly of the nine black churchgoers who were shot to death less than a month ago at Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Cops Hold Tasers to Necks and Hearts of Lakota Protesters Trying to Stop Budweiser Trucks
Written by Sarah Burris | AlterNet
The tiny town of Whiteclay, Nebraska sits outside the Pine Ridge Reservation. Boasting a population of 12, it exists only to sell alcohol to members of the Oglala Lakota Tribe where alcohol is prohibited. Each morning, 20 or more Lakota members wait for one of the four liquor stores to open, most after spending the night intoxicated and sleeping in the streets. The town sells approximately 5 million cans of beer annually.
Muslim Group Launches Campaign to Raise Money to Help Rebuild Black Churches Damaged by Fires
Written by Stephen A. Crockett Jr. | The Root
The “Respond With Love” campaign was put together by three Muslim organizations to raise money for black churches that have burned in recent weeks.
'This flag comes down today': Black activist arrested for scaling flagpole and removing Confederate flag from South Carolina's Capitol - but state workers raise it again
Written by Evan Bleier For Dailymail.com and Associated Press and Reuters
Early on Saturday morning a black activist took matters into her own hands by scaling the flagpole at South Carolina's Capitol in Columbia and taking down the Confederate flag by herself.
The woman, Bree Newsome, 30, was about halfway up the more than 30-foot steel flagpole in front of the Statehouse just after dawn Saturday when State Capitol police told her to come down. Instead, she continued up and removed the flag before returning to the ground.
What Happens When Oligarchs and Vigilantes Take Over Public Safety in a Big City
Written by Patrick Sheehan | AlterNet
In Detroit, safety is a privilege enjoyed by the white and wealthy.
'We need co-conspirators, not allies': how white Americans can fight racism
Written by Rose Hackman | The Guardian
Some white people may be sitting on the sidelines out of discomfort over making faux pas – but they may need to get over that anxiety to help defeat injustice
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A black church in North Carolina was deliberately set ablaze, officials say
Written by Sarah Kaplan | The Washington Post
A fire that engulfed a small, predominantly black church in Charlotte was set on purpose, local officials said Wednesday. Now they are trying to determine whether the act of arson was a hate crime.
An Open Message To South Carolina's Governor From Governor Don Siegelman
Written by Gov. Don Siegelman
The Confederate Flag means different things to different people. It symbolizes and expresses thought, so it is protected by the First Amendment, but those thoughts which may be expressed by individuals, should never be endorsed by a state government.
Virginia’s McAuliffe plans to phase out Confederate flag license plate
Written by Laura Vozzella and Jenna Portnoy | The Washington Post
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said Tuesday that he will phase out a state-sponsored license plate featuring an image of the Confederate flag.
A Privatized River Runs Through It
Written by Kate Whittle | In These Times
To win its eminent domain suit, Missoula must prove that it is the best manager of its drinking water.
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