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Alexis Pauline Gumbs sits with her father in Edison, New Jersey, in 1986.
Op-Ed
Racial Justice

I’m Craving the Sweetness of Ancestral Love on Valentine’s Day

Because of the pandemic, I don’t even remember the last time I kissed an elder.
by
Alexis Pauline Gumbs,
Truthout
February 14, 2022
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Death is a problem only for the living because we cannot grasp its meaning from this side of life.
Op-Ed
Culture & Media

Death Surrounds Us — We Cannot Ignore Its Reality, or Its Mystery

Death is a problem only for the living because we cannot grasp its meaning from this side of life.
by
George Yancy,
Truthout
February 5, 2022
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Man in suit looks at book in library shelves
Op-Ed
Culture & Media

Public-Private Partnerships Are Quietly Hollowing Out Our Public Libraries

Private companies contracted to “streamline” public libraries are doing it at the cost of decent-paying union jobs.
by
Caleb Nichols,
Truthout
November 10, 2021
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There is now a growing movement in Brazil to reclaim sacred objects and collections from museums, such as the São Paulo Cultural Center (CCSP), the triangular building that appears on the left in this photo of São Paulo, Brazil.
News Analysis
Culture & Media

Police Stole Sacred Objects From Afro-Brazilian People. Now Museums Hoard Them.

There is now a growing movement in Brazil to reclaim sacred objects and collections from museums.
by
Olavo Souza Pinto Filho &
Barbara Cruz,
Truthout
July 11, 2021
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Sha'Carri Richardson looks on after winning the Women's 100 Meter final on day 2 of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 19, 2021, in Eugene, Oregon.
News
Culture & Media

Drug War Critics Slam Olympics for Suspending US Track Star Over Marijuana Use

Sha’Carri Richardson’s suspension over a positive marijuana test result has sparked calls to reform the Olympics’ rules.
by
Brett Wilkins,
Common Dreams
July 3, 2021
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Activists lead an Anti-Columbus Day Tour at the American Museum of Natural History on October 8, 2018, in New York City.
Op-Ed
Culture & Media

Growing Movement Pushes Museums to Cut Ties With Colonialism and Apartheid

Museums have profited from colonial violence for centuries. Strike MoMA and other activists worldwide say, “no more.”
by
Ashley Dawson,
Truthout
June 7, 2021
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Jana Schmieding chopping wood as Reagan Wells from episode 102 "Buckheart Lodge" of NBC's "Rutherford Falls"
Review
Culture & Media

“Rutherford Falls” Confronts Everyday Colonialism

Representation is not revolutionary, but it can break open new possibilities.
by
Kelly Hayes,
Truthout
May 31, 2021
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Eric Carle, one of the giants in the field of children's books and author/illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, signs a book for a young fan at San Marino Toy and Booke Shoppe on August 20, 2003.
Op-Ed
Culture & Media

Eric Carle Has Died. “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” Reminds Us How to Live.

With so much uncertainty still surrounding us, Eric Carle and “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” are highly instructive.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
Truthout
May 27, 2021
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People attend the first Friday prayers of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 16, 2021. Makram El-Amin called for justice for those that were lost to police violence in the Friday sermon.
Op-Ed
Culture & Media

The US Needs to Stop Treating Ramadan Like a National Security Issue

The framing of Islam as a national security threat serves as justification for extreme interventions by the state. 
by
Maha Hilal,
Truthout
May 8, 2021
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A Black Lives Matter sign hangs in front of the First Congregational Church of Evanston, UCC on March 23, 2021 in Evanston, Illinois.
Op-Ed
Culture & Media

Faith Communities Must Stop Funding Programs That Reinforce Mass Incarceration

Faith communities must make a choice between reinforcing the carceral state or resisting it.
by
Jason Lydon,
Truthout
March 28, 2021
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