5.09.06 black liberation

Black and Brown Together

Jerry Ball, a poultry plant worker at Pico Foods, and union steward for the Laborer's Union. PHOTO: © David Bacon 2008
Authors: David Bacon

Summary:

In Mississippi, African American political leaders and immigrant organizers favor a different calculation: Blacks plus immigrants plus unions equals power.

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Are Immigrants and Refugees People of Color?

Authors: Rinku Sen

Summary:

Immigration policy is race policy in this country, as it has been since the genocide of its native people.

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The African Activist Archive Project: Preserving the History of the Solidarity Movement

Bury Apartheid
Authors: Richard Knight

Summary:

The two employees formed the Polaroid Revolutionary Workers Movement, which demanded that the company disengage from South Africa and contribute its profits made in South Africa to recognized African liberation movements.

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Organizing for Justice, Not "Just Us": Electoral Politics for Lasting Social Change

Students 4 Peace
Authors: Mandy Carter

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Social justice organizing is about changing hearts and minds, and about changing public policy.

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Class Act: Challenging "Divide and Conquer" Racism

Class Act: Challenging 'Divide and Conque' Racism
Authors: Mike Prokosch

Summary:

White elites have long fanned the flames of racism among white workers in order to block multi-racial alliances for change.

From Issue 377 - July-August 2007

Coretta Scott King Book Awards

Coretta Scott King Book Awards

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From Issue 377 - July-August 2007

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards

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From Issue 377 - July-August 2007

Father Figure

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Allison Budschalow on To Kill a Mockingbird

From Issue 377 - July-August 2007

Let's Talk

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Shaundra Cunningham on India.Arie

From Issue 377 - July-August 2007
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