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Student Loans Update
Last August, President Joe Biden issued an executive order to forgive $10,000 in student loan debt (and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients) for borrowers earning $125,000 or less (and couples earning $250,000 or less). Those were not, however, the only changes to the federal student loan program that Biden announced. And some of these other changes—in particular, modifications to the way that payments owed are calculated—could substantially lower the cost of education for millions of Americans.
How Can We Work Together? Black Farmers Collectivize to Change Markets
The following is a transcript of the video above, from our webinar on “Remaking the Economy: Black Food Sovereignty, Community Stories.” View the full webinar here. Sign up for our free newsletters Subscribe to newsletters to have our top stories delivered directly to your inbox. By signing up, you agree to our privacy policy and terms of use, and to receive messages from NPQ and our partners.
Gumbo for the Struggle: Recipes of Liberation from the Cultural Kitchen
The cultural sector is actively seeking alternatives to business-as-usual. This article concludes the series, “Remember the Future: Culture and Systems Change,” which is co-produced by Art.coop and NPQ. In this series, queer, trans, and BIPOC artists and cultural bearers reflect upon the unique role that culture has played and can play in activating and enacting structural change—and in building a solidarity economy.
From Food Pantry to Urban Farming: Food Justice Lessons from Camden
This article is part of Black Food Sovereignty: Stories from the Field, a series co-produced by Frontline Solutions and NPQ. This series features stories from a group of Black food sovereignty leaders who are working to transform the food system at the local level. It explores how these leaders are addressing critical issues at the intersection of food sovereignty, racial and economic justice, and community. How can a community reduce food insecurity?
Building a Movement for the Common Good: NPQ x BCG Virtual Roundtable
We live in times of social crisis, featuring extreme wealth inequality and declining democracy as well as a renewed attention to labor organizing and mass uprisings for racial justice. What does it take to demand that the wealthy pay their fair share and win prosperity for working people?
By Ayodele Nzinga, M.F.A., Ph.D. On the first and second of the International Conference on the Black Arts Movement (BAM) was held at the University of California, at Merced. BAM pioneers and a chorus of activist influenced by BAM presented and performed before a diverse and appreciative audience over the two-day array of panels, lectures, and cultural offerings.
The Oakland Kaiser Center in 1917. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia. In 2014, the City of Oakland issued an RFP for the redevelopment of the Henry J Kaiser Center and Calvin Simmons Auditorium. Two proposals were considered. One was a detailed a robust reuse of the historic site with “baked in community benefit”, and self-accessed itself to supplement funding for cultural affairs.
Life behind bars unfolds onstage in new Oakland play
The American prison system merits a lot of scrutiny, as does any penal system in any society that lays any claim to accountability. Oakland’s Lower Bottom Playaz have been doing their part to shine light on the system’s workings this year in multiple theater pieces by executive producing director Ayodele Nzinga. In late summer came “Beyond the Bars: Growing Home,” depicting a support group of formerly incarcerated men talking through their difficulties adjusting to life outside.
A life behind bars unfolds onstage in Oakland
The American prison system merits a lot of scrutiny, as does any penal system in any society that lays any claim to accountability. Oakland’s Lower Bottom Playaz have been doing their part to shine light on the system’s workings this year in multiple theater pieces by executive producing director Ayodele Nzinga. In late summer came “Beyond the Bars: Growing Home,” depicting a support group of formerly incarcerated men talking through their difficulties adjusting to life outside.
A life behind bars unfolds onstage in Oakland
The American prison system merits a lot of scrutiny, as does any penal system in any society that lays any claim to accountability. Oakland’s Lower Bottom Playaz have been doing their part to shine light on the system’s workings this year in multiple theater pieces by executive producing director Ayodele Nzinga. In late summer came “Beyond the Bars: Growing Home,” depicting a support group of formerly incarcerated men talking through their difficulties adjusting to life outside.
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