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Debbie Southorn, Sarah Lazare

February 11, 2019

Officers Accused of Abuses are Leading Chicago Police's “Implicit Bias” Training Program

SERGIO HERRERA, A Chicago police officer, was accused in a 2010 lawsuit of teaming up with another officer to mace and beat a black man for no reason. The man...

Jon Higgins

February 6, 2019

Black History Now: Black LGBTQ+ Aiding In The Resistance

Black people for centuries have said if you want something done, you have to do it yourself. While many Black LGBTQ+voices continue to be targeted and silenced in popular queer...

Maya Oppenheim

February 5, 2019

Trump Administration ‘Rolling Back Women’s Rights by 50 Years’ by Changing Definitions of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

Donald Trump’s decision to change definitions of domestic violence and sexual assault has rolled back women’s rights by half a century, campaigners have warned. The Trump administration quietly changed the...

January 25, 2019

The Military Targets Youth for Recruitment, Especially at Poor Schools

Since its inception, the United States military has recruited teenagers to enlist. During the Revolutionary War, when the military was formally established , young men were encouraged to fight for...

Vincent T. Davis

January 24, 2019

San Antonio’s Fuerza Unida Celebrates 29 Years of Fighting Back, Empowering the Voiceless

In January 1990, hundreds of garment workers arrived at the Levi Strauss plant on South Zarzamora as they had for years, ready for the day’s tasks. They were told to...

Ariane de Vogue and Zachary Cohen

January 24, 2019

Supreme Court Allows Transgender Military Ban to go Into Effect

The Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump's transgender military ban to go into effect on Tuesday, dealing a blow to LGBT activists who call the ban cruel and irrational. In...

Peniel Joseph

January 22, 2019

America Loves to Praise Martin Luther King Jr. But We Ignore His Message

The upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. holiday takes on added significance this year, on what would have been a special birthday for the iconic civil rights leader. On Tuesday, January...

adrienne maree brown

January 9, 2019

In 2019, Let’s Resolve to Organize With Love in the Face of Apocalypse

This is a time to let love guide each step, but it doesn’t seem like that. It seems like time to obsess over how bad it all is. It’s really...

January 9, 2019

New York Law Now Allows Gender-Neutral Birth Certificates

NEW YORK — New York City residents have a new option for denoting gender on their birth certificates: gender "X." A law allowing the choice of "X'' took effect Tuesday...

Kathy Lebron

January 7, 2019

Part IV of "Transforming Resist: A Series on Radical Philanthropy"

Dear Resister, For the past four months we've been sharing our story of transformation, this Foundation Friday is no different. In the fourth installment of our Radical Philanthropy Series we're...

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Officers Accused of Abuses are Leading Chicago Police's “Implicit Bias” Training Program

Black History Now: Black LGBTQ+ Aiding In The Resistance

Trump Administration ‘Rolling Back Women’s Rights by 50 Years’ by Changing Definitions of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

The Military Targets Youth for Recruitment, Especially at Poor Schools

San Antonio’s Fuerza Unida Celebrates 29 Years of Fighting Back, Empowering the Voiceless

Supreme Court Allows Transgender Military Ban to go Into Effect

America Loves to Praise Martin Luther King Jr. But We Ignore His Message

In 2019, Let’s Resolve to Organize With Love in the Face of Apocalypse

New York Law Now Allows Gender-Neutral Birth Certificates

Part IV of "Transforming Resist: A Series on Radical Philanthropy"

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