Activism
Poetry as Protest: The Anthology "Veils, Halos & Shackles" Responds to Violence
With more than 250 poems, the anthology spans around 500 pages, and contributors hail from nations and cultures across the world, all speaking the same language of oppression and subjugation, of the senseless violence power can inflict.
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“We are From Compton and It’s in Our Hearts.”: Venus & Serena Williams Create a Community Center to Help Victims of Gun Violence
The center is in honor of their older sister, who was shot in Compton in 2003.
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Transgender Americans Organize to Update IDs Before January
In just days, TransLawHelp.Org springs up to offer legal resources for transgender people.
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White Women, You Need to Talk About Racism
For too long, the emotional labor that comes with talking about race has been put on people of color.
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As Trump Takes Office, We Will Keep Fighting
I’m afraid. I’m anxious. But we can’t back down now. We need to buckle down, stand united, and give 100 percent.
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Donald Trump Is a White People Problem
It’s votes from white people that carried him into office. We can’t ignore that fact.
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To Call Trump an “Outsider” Is to Dodge the Real Point
He is a raging white supremacist. That’s not outside American politics, it’s right at the heart of the status quo.
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Dear Hillary: Thank You For Fighting
Our country loves winners, but it doesn’t love risk takers.
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The Myth of Trump and the Working Class
“Working class” Americans are a diverse group—many of whom are disgusted by Trump’s racism and policy ideas.
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