In October 2023, Artists for Radical Imagination (ARI)— an emerging network of graphic artists…
News Posted in Organization & Movement Building
Hair Discrimination in Oregon is Finally Illegal
I’m a high schooler in Portland, and have grown up in this city my…
I was an organizer in Minneapolis for years. This moment was a long time coming
If I listen, I can hear the chants — and how all the names eventually merge together into one exhausted cry.
How These Southern Queer Folks Made A Pride Of Their Own
Southern Fried Queer Pride is a safe haven for Black and Brown LGBTQ+ folks — and they’re just getting started.
Alicia Garza Coined “Black Lives Matter” — And She’s Just Getting Started
The creator of the #BlackLivesMatter is a movement mentor–and proves that activism is more than just a sign.
Charlene Carruthers Is the Queer Black Feminist Leading the Movement
Charlene Carruthers has done the work, and is leading us all to liberation.
‘Freedom Farmers’ Tells the History of Black Farmers Uniting Against Racism
It’s a timely, connective, and expansive book; one that calls us to remember that the Black freedom struggle is an ongoing labor movement in places far and wide.
Delayed Rage: Finally, White Women Are Trying to Catch Up
From my vantage point, this final push looks to be too little, too late.
I Turned My Back on Omarosa Once. And I’m Doing It Again.
Feeling this way about another Black woman is hard. But I can’t stand behind her when she stood beside a president who encourages violence against Black communities.
A Senator Speaks Out Against Confederate Monuments… in 1910
Alone in his stand, Weldon Heyburn despised that Robert E. Lee would be memorialized with a statue in the U.S. Capitol