As state forces descend on protesters in Nigeria, it’s clear that Black leadership alone isn’t a fix while capitalism and the effects of colonialism remain. TW/CW: mention of blood, murder, r/pe, and other things that may be too gruesome or gory for some. read with caution. As I write this, thousands have taken the streets...
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From Atlanta To Palestine: Our Struggles Are Intertwined
This is a statement of solidarity between our two peoples, Palestinians and Black people, as we resist against israeli and american genocide. By Da’Shaun Harrison, Eva, Bisan, and Osama Over the span of mere days, Atlantans have bore witness to yet another murder of a Black person at the hands of police, the resignation of...
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Instead of Posting Black Boxes To Your Instagram, Abolish Whiteness
While Black folks are being beaten, tear-gassed, and arrested en masse right now for protesting—risking our lives in more ways than one—white people are posting… black boxes. I have been organizing for a little over six years now. My first protest was the day of Mike Brown’s murder. Since then, I have seen white people...
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For Marginalized People In Georgia, The Fight For Survival Intensifies
In Georgia, stay-at-home orders are quickly coming to an end, but the conditions which led us to being quarantined are not. Governor Kemp recently signed an executive order to reopen a number of businesses in Georgia. In that executive order, he names that while few businesses are open now, the majority of them are set...
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To Mayor Bottoms: A Letter From The People’s Response Atlanta Coalition
We have laid out all of the many ways in which other cities and states have chosen to offer care to their most vulnerable citizens. We hope you, Mayor Bottoms, and your entire office will make the deliberate choice to do the same. By The People’s Response Atlanta Coalition Honorable Keisha Lance Bottoms, We write...
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Get To Know These 5 Community Organizers
They never became your favorite celebrity activist—and they don’t want to—but these organizers did really amazing work for years. This decade has been filled with lots of joy, lots of agony, lots of cultural shifts, and more. Perhaps one of the greatest, and most impactful, parts of this decade, is the onslaught of sociopolitical engagement...
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A Black Leftist’s Perspective of Elizabeth Warren’s Rally and Politics
Complete with everything that white politicians do at rallies held at HBCUs, Warren’s event was a masterclass of pandering. In October of 2015, I was one of nine Atlanta University Center (AUC) students to protest then-presidential hopeful, Hillary Clinton. We were among the first to ever protest Clinton on her campaign trail, and were the...
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Gentrification Is Not A Myth, It Is Very Real Violence
Through a violent process imbued with white supremacy and capitalism, gentrification continues to wreak havoc upon Black neighborhoods across america. Close your eyes and do this exercise: Think of your favorite Black restaurant in your favorite Black neighborhood in your city. Think of what it’s surrounded by, who frequents it, how good it makes you...
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Who is Childish Gambino’s ‘This is America’ Really For?
Childish Gambino truly made a video for the white voyeurs of Black death. by Jazmine Joyner Childish Gambino, aka Donald Glover, has become a force to be reckoned within recent years. The Georgia native began his career as a young writer for the popular NBC show “30 Rock”. From there, he went on to a...
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The Golden Age of TV Doesn’t Begin or End With White Men
Dubbing the sudden absence of predatory men as the categorical dimming of some bright, new era rings of a false equivalency for many marginalized viewers. If you have remained plugged into our daily Hollywood news cycle, it might seem as if each day brings a newly exposed sexual predator. While that may sound like hyperbole,...