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In a second Ramadan under the coronavirus pandemic, many Muslims have taken on their own mutual aid projects as an extension of their faith.
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View as a gridGeorge Floyd's murder shows the importance of Black people documenting our own stories
Mic
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I cannot stop thinking about the often uncelebrated documentarians and journalists — the people outside of the mainstream who laid the foundations for the archives.
"Extremely powerful" TRIGGER screening at Jefferson College of Nursing - First Person Arts | Stor...
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In collaboration with the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and disAbility Services (DBHIDS), First Person Arts presented our film with a panel discussion moderated by Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission Executive Director Chad Dion Lassiter.
Philadelphia Museum of Art union hopes victory can inspire others
Prism
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Having negotiated a new contract that promises wage increases, affordable health care, paid family leave, and more, workers hope that their efforts will inspire others in the industry to fight for fair compensation
Sports hijabs are easier than ever to find - but there's a glaring gap in the market
Mic
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Muslim athletes in combat sports share what they actually need.
"Weight cutting" is the fight world's dirty underbelly
Mic
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Athletes are increasingly being hospitalized - or worse - from trying to cut weight. Will combat sports ever stop it?
How to sell your own data - and why you might want to
Mic
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"I know they're going to take the data anyway. So I'm going to profit off of it because everybody else is already doing it."
What happened to Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee statue?
Mic
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An empty square in a Charlottesville park is a stark reminder of the racial divisions in the city's past.
Five years later, Charlottesville is still reckoning with the Unite the Right rally
Mic
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"The reason you are here right now is because of what happened five years ago. That thing you heard about us is what I'm trying to change."
The Pentagon Can't Counter White Supremacy
The Progressive
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Biden is pitching counter-extremism as the antidote to white supremacist activity, but these programs are themselves rooted in racism.
Abolitionist Organizers Warn ‘Counter-Extremism’ Won’t Stop White Supremacist Violence
Shadow Proof
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Amidst rising right-wing mass shootings in the United States, increased funding of counter-extremism, supposedly in this case to prevent white supremacist violence, represents a double-edged sword for communities of color who are most often the target of these programs.
Conservatives love to paint adoption as the solution to abortion. Adoptees aren't buying it.
Mic
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Privatized adoption is the "commodification of children," one adoptee told Mic.
This is why we're all disgusted with the police
Mic
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In 48 hours, law enforcement's story about what happened in Uvalde has unraveled. What's left is a mess of incompetence and horror.
Meet the fashion designer turned muay Thai trainer teaching her community to fight back
Mic
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When the pandemic hit and anti-Asian attacks spiked, Jess Ng was uniquely positioned to help protect her fellow New Yorkers.
5 people of color on the leaked SCOTUS ruling
Mic
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If Roe v. Wade is overturned, communities of color will suffer the most. Here, people across the U.S. share how to help the fight for abortion access.
"A double-edged sword": 4 women of color on Elon's Twitter takeover
Mic
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Twitter was uniquely well-suited for marginalized communities to carve out their own space. Now Elon Musk is invading.
Inside the rise of human composting and other green burial practices
Mic
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The quest to save the planet doesn't end when your life does.
This organization is bringing back the "environmental spirit of Islam"
Mic
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For Green Muslims, a zero-waste iftar was just the beginning.
Ukrainians are using TikTok to directly call out Putin
Mic
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"Putin, we will never forgive you for this."
How Maya Cade turned a Twitter thread into a sprawling archive for Black films
Mic
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The Black Film Archive now hosts over 200 films, all with "something significant to say about the Black experience."
Hate crime convictions will never be enough to address murders like Ahmaud Arbery's
Mic
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Arbery's murderers were convicted on federal hate crime charges. Why does it feel so hollow?
A new archive is finally giving everyday Black women the reverence they deserve
Mic
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A daughter's quest to honor her mother's legacy brought her to the question: "Whose account of the past counts?"
Jan. 6 could not have happened without Big Tech
Mic
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If you want to prevent another white supremacist insurrection, you have to go after Facebook. And Google. And Amazon.
These young activists are battling all-knowing tech
Mic
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The teenagers of Encode Justice are sick of being preyed upon by supposedly helpful algorithms.