Thirty years after the Million Man March, the fight for democracy and self-determination continues. The No King’s Movement revives that spirit of collective power — a reminder that unity remains our greatest defense against tyranny.
Black liberation
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Jan. 6 co-opted Black liberation tactics
Donald Trump supporters’ violent attempt to stop Joe Biden’s presidential victory on Jan. 6, 2021, was a co-opted Black liberation tactic used to remedy an injustice enshrined in the law, making it a form of insurrection.
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The Art of Letting Go: A Workshop for Black Mothers to Heal and Empower
The Art of Letting Go workshop, hosted by Black Family Blueprint, is a transformative experience for Black mothers to break free from guilt, fear, and limitations through meditative writing, poetic expression, and symbolic plate-smashing.
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Minneapolis honors activist Spike Moss with street renaming
The city of Minneapolis has renamed a stretch of Plymouth Avenue N. to Spike Moss Way in honor of community activist and freedom fighter Harry ‘Spike’ Moss.
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Are African Americans truly free?
The result is two nations in one, with Whites’ overall living standards rivaling Canada’s or Western Europe, while Blacks live a life that is closer in quality to Mexico or Palestine.Â
Posted inArts + Culture, Music
Review: ‘Summer of Soul,’ a must-see trip down memory lane
The summer of ’69 was a chance for a much-needed cultural break and reawakening.
Posted inBlack History Month, Featured
The limiting framework of reparations
Reparations become a limiting framework in which justice is conceived of as coming almost exclusively from existing legal and power structures.
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Reparations: a philosophical exploration
Of all the details that need to be addressed in devising a workable plan for reparations, perhaps none is as immediate as the question of reparations for what, exactly?
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Scholar-activist electrifies students with talk on Black liberation
Before a captivated room of students and community members at Macalester College November 6, renowned scholar and author Dr. Peniel E. Joseph gave a searing lesson on Black liberation movements in the U.S., touching on everything from slave revolts to Black Lives Matter — all in roughly an hour.