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"Radical love in action": How organizers supported vulnerable Muslim communities during Ramadan

"Radical love in action": How organizers supported vulnerable Muslim communities during Ramadan

Mic — 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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George Floyd's murder shows the importance of Black people documenting our own stories

George Floyd's murder shows the importance of Black people documenting our own stories

Mic — I cannot stop thinking about the often uncelebrated documentarians and journalists — the people outside of the mainstream who laid the foundations for the archives.
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"Extremely powerful" TRIGGER screening at Jefferson College of Nursing - First Person Arts | Stor...

"Extremely powerful" TRIGGER screening at Jefferson College of Nursing - First Person Arts | Stor...

firstpersonarts.org — 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.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art union hopes victory can inspire others

Philadelphia Museum of Art union hopes victory can inspire others

Prism — 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
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Sports hijabs are easier than ever to find - but there's a glaring gap in the market

Sports hijabs are easier than ever to find - but there's a glaring gap in the market

Mic — Muslim athletes in combat sports share what they actually need.
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"Weight cutting" is the fight world's dirty underbelly

"Weight cutting" is the fight world's dirty underbelly

Mic — Athletes are increasingly being hospitalized - or worse - from trying to cut weight. Will combat sports ever stop it?
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How to sell your own data - and why you might want to

How to sell your own data - and why you might want to

Mic — "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."
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What happened to Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee statue?

What happened to Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee statue?

Mic — An empty square in a Charlottesville park is a stark reminder of the racial divisions in the city's past.
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Five years later, Charlottesville is still reckoning with the Unite the Right rally

Five years later, Charlottesville is still reckoning with the Unite the Right rally

Mic — "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."
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The Pentagon Can't Counter White Supremacy

The Pentagon Can't Counter White Supremacy

The Progressive — Biden is pitching counter-extremism as the antidote to white supremacist activity, but these programs are themselves rooted in racism.
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Abolitionist Organizers Warn ‘Counter-Extremism’ Won’t Stop White Supremacist Violence

Abolitionist Organizers Warn ‘Counter-Extremism’ Won’t Stop White Supremacist Violence

Shadow Proof — 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.
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Conservatives love to paint adoption as the solution to abortion. Adoptees aren't buying it.

Conservatives love to paint adoption as the solution to abortion. Adoptees aren't buying it.

Mic — Privatized adoption is the "commodification of children," one adoptee told Mic.
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This is why we're all disgusted with the police

This is why we're all disgusted with the police

Mic — In 48 hours, law enforcement's story about what happened in Uvalde has unraveled. What's left is a mess of incompetence and horror.
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Meet the fashion designer turned muay Thai trainer teaching her community to fight back

Meet the fashion designer turned muay Thai trainer teaching her community to fight back

Mic — When the pandemic hit and anti-Asian attacks spiked, Jess Ng was uniquely positioned to help protect her fellow New Yorkers.
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5 people of color on the leaked SCOTUS ruling

5 people of color on the leaked SCOTUS ruling

Mic — 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.
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"A double-edged sword": 4 women of color on Elon's Twitter takeover

"A double-edged sword": 4 women of color on Elon's Twitter takeover

Mic — Twitter was uniquely well-suited for marginalized communities to carve out their own space. Now Elon Musk is invading.
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Inside the rise of human composting and other green burial practices

Inside the rise of human composting and other green burial practices

Mic — The quest to save the planet doesn't end when your life does.
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This organization is bringing back the "environmental spirit of Islam"

This organization is bringing back the "environmental spirit of Islam"

Mic — For Green Muslims, a zero-waste iftar was just the beginning.
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Ukrainians are using TikTok to directly call out Putin

Ukrainians are using TikTok to directly call out Putin

Mic — "Putin, we will never forgive you for this."
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How Maya Cade turned a Twitter thread into a sprawling archive for Black films

How Maya Cade turned a Twitter thread into a sprawling archive for Black films

Mic — The Black Film Archive now hosts over 200 films, all with "something significant to say about the Black experience."
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Hate crime convictions will never be enough to address murders like Ahmaud Arbery's

Hate crime convictions will never be enough to address murders like Ahmaud Arbery's

Mic — Arbery's murderers were convicted on federal hate crime charges. Why does it feel so hollow?
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A new archive is finally giving everyday Black women the reverence they deserve

A new archive is finally giving everyday Black women the reverence they deserve

Mic — A daughter's quest to honor her mother's legacy brought her to the question: "Whose account of the past counts?"
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Jan. 6 could not have happened without Big Tech

Jan. 6 could not have happened without Big Tech

Mic — If you want to prevent another white supremacist insurrection, you have to go after Facebook. And Google. And Amazon.
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These young activists are battling all-knowing tech

These young activists are battling all-knowing tech

Mic — The teenagers of Encode Justice are sick of being preyed upon by supposedly helpful algorithms.
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