Community Care Is Essential to Our Movements
Although the term “community care” itself might be new to some, communities have been engaging in the practice of community care for decades. Emily Escobar March 9, 2023 Read the full article here Ms.
RIGHT 2 THE CITY Blog
Defending Knowles right to speak smacks of cowardice
By Beth Kwiatek The UB President, Satish K. Tripathi and the Editorial Board of the Buffalo News were wrong to defend the presence of Michael Knowles, the “intellectually bankrupt bombast” who speaks “noxious content”...
Massachusetts Bill Would Allow Prisoners To Donate Organs For Reduced Sentences
Incarcerated individuals could reduce their sentence by 2 to 12 months if they donate their organs or bone marrow. If organs can buy freedom for those incarcerated, why cant equity and justice? Shruti Rajkumar...
Student loan debt found to be a major contributor to homeownership disparities
Borrowers of color shoulder most of the nation’s student loan debt. Hannah Bareham March 6, 2023 Read the full article here Yahoo Finance
Reflections on Black-on-Black Violence
By Henry Louis Taylor, Jr. The causes of Black-on-Black violence are not really complicated. It results from under resourced and inadequate schools, limited recreational activities, substandard housing, rent and price gouging, dilapidated physical environments,...
A Black Voter Suppression Slap in the Face
Political justice in Jackson, Mississippi looks a lot like it did in the 1950s. Michael Datcher February 23, 2023 Read the full article here Truthdig
Proposal Would Reward Cities That Take Cops Out of Traffic Stops
A new bill in Congress in response to Tyre Nichols’ death tries one federal approach to making traffic enforcement less violent. Sarah Holder February 8, 2023 Read the full article here Bloomberg
As Universities Submit to Neoliberalism and Fascism, Workers Must Fight Back
Faculty unions need to scale up organizing among academic workers to counter far right attacks on higher education. Anthony Ballas February 2, 2023 Read the full article here Znetwork
There Were 1,170-Plus Police Killings in the U.S. Last Year. Colin Kaepernick Is Fact-Checking Them, One Autopsy at a Time.
It’s been 10 years since he took the Super Bowl stage—the NFL has moved on. It’s been seven years since he first knelt in protest of police violence—here’s what he’s doing about it. Alex...
How Place-Based Special Purpose Credit Programs Can Reduce the Racial Homeownership Gap
(SPCPs)—which allow banks to offer credit on favorable terms to borrowers who have suffered economic disadvantage and share common characteristics (e.g., race or income)—could provide the kind of homeownership boost to Black communities today....