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70 Million

Via 70 Million.  70 Million WE INVITE YOU TO TRAVEL THE SOUND WAVES AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH US FOR 70 MILLION, A DOCUMENTARY PODCAST ABOUT CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM FROM LANTIGUA WILLIAMS & CO. Our Peabody-nominated 70 Million documentary podcast investigates how locals are addressing the role of jails in their backyards. Our reporters travel … Read More

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BLACK AND ASIAN-AMERICAN FEMINIST SOLIDARITIES: A READING LIST

Via Black Women Radicals.  BLACK AND ASIAN-AMERICAN FEMINIST SOLIDARITIES: A READING LIST By Black Women Radicals and the Asian American Feminist Collective Check out this reading list from Black Women Radicals and the Asian American Feminist Collective’s Instagram Live event, “Sisters and Siblings in the Struggle: COVID-19 + Black and Asian-American Feminist Solidarities.” On Thursday, … Read More

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The Coronavirus Was an Emergency Until Trump Found Out Who Was Dying

Via The Atlantic.  The Coronavirus Was an Emergency Until Trump Found Out Who Was Dying The pandemic has exposed the bitter terms of our racial contract, which deems certain lives of greater value than others. Adam Serwer Staff writer at The Atlantic Six weeks ago, ahmaud arbery went out and never came home. Gregory and Travis McMichael, … Read More

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Many Latinos Couldn’t Stay Home. Now Virus Cases Are Soaring in Their Communities.

Via The New York Times.  Many Latinos Couldn’t Stay Home. Now Virus Cases Are Soaring in Their Communities. Rates of coronavirus infection among Latinos have risen rapidly across the United States. By Shawn Hubler, Thomas Fuller, Anjali Singhvi and Juliette Love DINUBA, Calif. — When the coronavirus first spread to the fields and food processing factories of California’s Central Valley, … Read More

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Crisis to Opportunity — Survival or Thrival with COVID-19

Via The Saturday Evening Post.  Crisis to Opportunity — Survival or Thrival with COVID-19 The primitive part of your brain can hamper your ability to think, analyze, evaluate, and plan during a crisis like COVID-19. Learn how to gain control and thrive instead of just survive. Jim Taylor, Ph.D. We humans like to think of … Read More

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How Kaepernick, Other Celebrities are Addressing COVID-19’s Racial Disparity

Via The Modesto Bee.  How Kaepernick, Other Celebrities are Addressing COVID-19’s Racial Disparity BY TANASIA KENNEY APRIL 17, 2020 04:39 PM This article has Unlimited Access. For more coverage, sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter. To support our commitment to public service journalism: Subscribe Now. Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick is among a handful of celebrities … Read More

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