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Hey, mamas in
#Boston
! Are you wondering how best to feed your infant? Do you want to breastfeed your baby but have questions? Join us for the second edition of Breastfeeding While Black and share your story with us in a community solutions circle.
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“My work is to ensure that before you learn about the Mayflower in 1620, you learn about that ship in 1619 called The White Lion,” says
@nhannahjones
, creator of
@The1619Project
. Today we reflect on the beginning of two and a half centuries of slavery in North America.
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Rest in Power
bell hooks, an internationally renown author, feminist, and social critic, died on Dec. 15 at her home in Berea, Kentucky. She was 69.
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Take. 👏🏽 Imagination. 👏🏽 Seriously. 👏🏽
Sociologist and professor Ruha Benjamin shared a powerful message with the graduating class of University of Southern California Rossier School of Education. Couldn’t have said it better ourselves.
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When White women claim to hold an Indigenous identity in professional life, they are replacing the very voices we need to uplift – especially as
#NativeAmerican
women are disappearing and being murdered at an alarming rate.
@Columbia
Prof. Audra Simpson explains … .
#MMIWG
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Truth is the twin sister of justice. The
#BlackProgressIndex
will help understand why certain Black communities are doing better than others.
Read more about this tool created by
@brookingsinst
and
@naacp
here:
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Seattle’s city council will vote this month on banning caste discrimination, an important step to protect the rights of lower-caste South Asian Americans and immigrants. Here’s a look at what caste is and how the caste system operates in the US. 🧵
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Vice Mayor Bill Shacklett was the sole voice of dissent as the Murfreesboro, Tennessee city council passed an ordinance, giving the city manager and police department authority to decide what actions or materials fit the community’s “social morals” and to enforce those views.🧵
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🧵The pandemic might have been the spark that ignited the so-called Great Resignation, but widespread racial and gender inequity at work served as the perfect kindling.
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72 years before Rosa Parks was removed from a bus, Ida B. Wells was removed from a train.
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Know what the ultimate diversion is? White supremacy. On the anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack,
@DrIbram
X. Kendi, director of
@AntiracismCtr
@BU_Tweets
,
@macfound
fellow, highlights the danger of misdirection in matters of democracy. White ≠ safe. Black ≠ dangerous.
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🧵1/ Our new Everything's Racist: The Difficult History Behind Everything comic by Joel Christian Gill
@jcg007
offers a scene-setter to a series exploring how things as common as nursery rhymes & carnival games have a history of embedded racism. Once you see it, can you unsee it?
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Please join us in welcoming Deborah D. Douglas as co-editor-in-chief of The Emancipator
@debofficially
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Today, we’re holding space to remember Michael Brown.
On Aug. 9, 2014 Michael was shot and killed by police in Ferguson, Missouri. He was unarmed.
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Today we launch The Antiracist Classroom, a new series where
@ibramxk
puts on his professor’s hat and breaks down race and racism. In this first episode, Dr. Kendi welcomes Vivek Ramaswamy.
Today's lesson: Race is not a genetic attribute.
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🧵For those of us gutted by the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and disturbing attacks on Asian Americans, not having to make small talk at the water cooler and pretend as if we weren’t internally reeling was a massive relief.
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As the Jan. 6 committee releases its final report, we revisit Bree Newsome Bass’ message that racism isn’t a side issue in the conflict to save democracy – it’s the throughline of the entire American project.
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Did you know Native Americans are consistently the most undercounted racial/ethnic group in the U.S. Census? This has real consequences for federal funding and represents a pattern of data gaps in Native communities. 🧵
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Funding police to eradicate White nationalism is like pouring gasoline on a raging fire while sniffing the air wondering why it’s so smoky.
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Announcing
#TheEmancipator
: A collaboration between
@AntiRacismCtr
and
@GlobeOpinion
to reimagine the 19th-century antislavery newspaper and reframe today's national conversation on racial justice. Learn more at
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During
@BannedBooksWeek
, Sept. 18-24,
@the_emancipator
holds space for the ideas, concepts, and people affected by the rampant scourge of right-wing book bans. Our co-founder
@DrIbram
explains the stakes.
🔗:
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🧵Apart from the obvious benefits of the virtual office, like less time spent commuting, employees also got a break from the emotional labor that comes with working while Black or Brown.
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Tár, starring Cate Blanchett as a world-famous conductor, carelessly relies on Asian stereotypes to portray its White protagonist’s fall from grace — and in a time of rising anti-Asian hate, we need to call it out,
@mayleechai
writes for The Emancipator. 🧵
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🧵The traditional American workplace was constructed by and for White male workers who have dominated cubicle culture for generations.
Black and Brown workers continue to earn far less and fail to reach senior leadership positions as often.
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🧵As millions of workers were forced out of their cubicles and into makeshift home offices, underrepresented workers finally got a taste of what a different work-life balance could look like.
Not surprisingly, few of us are lining up to go back.
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Tomorrow morning we’re talking student debt with
@ayannapressley
! The event is free to join.
RSVP:
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🧵The vast majority — more than 80% — of non-White workers prefer a hybrid or fully remote work arrangement, compared with 75% of White workers, according to a report by Future Forum, the independent research arm of Slack.
Full report ➡️
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Still processing?
If there’s anything Jan. 6 showed us, it’s the perils of misplaced fear.
@DrIbram
’s insights from the first anniversary of the capitol insurrection still resonate.
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1586 books written by more than 800 authors have been banned in schools over the last nine months.
22% of those address issues of race and racism.
Full video: .
“Lest we forget, enslavers were the original book banners. Lest we forget, antislavery texts were the original books being banned."
My latest video essay
@the_emancipator
. To see it in full and learn about the bans of David Walker’s Appeal in 1829, visit .
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We all know the Thanksgiving story, at least, the one we're told. But the truth? It's a lot more grim. In the latest Unbound newsletter, Columnist
@KimberlyEAtkins
helps to debunk the myth.
Have you signed up for the Unbound newsletter yet? 📬
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That sweet boy who gave us so much joy last summer through his love of corn is back: Tariq “Corn Kid,” 7, has partnered with Green Giant for a week-long engagement to elevate corn in centerpiece dishes during Thanksgiving.
Go, Tariq!
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We have some exciting news to share with you!
@JamilSmith
joins The Emancipator as our new editor-in-chief. Smith will drive The Emancipator’s editorial vision and take our reach and impact to the next level. Welcome Jamil!
🔗
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... the city of Murfreesboro “respectfully declined” to comment.
Reporting by
@AlexLaSalvia
.
S/o to
@TheTNHoller
for breaking this story.
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Sixty-seven years ago today, Rosa Parks chose to be arrested rather than give up her seat for a White person. In her words, it was time for her to become “an example of what I was preaching.”
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🧵Underrepresented workers also tend to report higher instances of job satisfaction when they’re given the flexibility to choose whether to work in the office or not.
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"What to the slave is the Fourth of July?" Frederick Douglass asked to a gathering of 600 abolitionists in 1852. Douglass gave this speech on July 5, refusing to celebrate the Fourth of July until all of the enslaved were emancipated.
🔗
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The United States was founded on the contradiction between democracy and White supremacy, and the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection was the latest battlefield between these forces.
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ICYMI:
@AyannaPressley
talked with our own
@KimberlyEAtkins
this morning about the implications of a
#SCOTUS
decision to overturn
#RoeVsWade
.
Full clip:
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When White women claim to hold an Indigenous identity in professional life, they are replacing the very voices we need to uplift – especially as Native women are disappearing and being murdered at alarming rate.
@Columbia
University Prof. Audra Simpson explains … .
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Juneteenth isn’t just a celebration of freedom, it’s a symbol of the power we hold as a community to persevere through the most challenging times to achieve lasting progress.
@DrIbram
talks about what Juneteenth means to him.
#juneteenth2022
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The legislation was passed on June 15 without hearing public comments and will go into effect July 1. As of June 26, the city has not sent out a news release notifying the public of this ordinance.
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OFFICIAL: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed to be the next Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
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🧵GOOD NEWS: Researchers have found a new way to measure kidney function that finally takes race out of the equation.
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson spoke at Boston University’s 2023 School of Law convocation Sunday, where she offered inspiring advice to the graduating class — find ways to make positive change, whether it’s in your community, at your job, or on the national level.
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It is bittersweet for The Emancipator staff to say farewell to one of our founding co-editors,
@debofficially
, who is bringing her extensive editorial expertise and passion for community-based reporting to launch the new Midwest Solutions Journalism Hub at
@MedillSchool
.
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The health equality gap is slowly closing … too slowly.
@NatUrbanLeague
released its annual “State of Black America” report today. In it, the organization provides an equality index – basically a number to quantify the gaps between Black Americans and White people in the U.S.
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It’s pretty easy to tell when you’re walking down a street that was designed with pedestrians as an afterthought. Dorchester, one of the most diversified neighborhoods in Boston, struggles with pedestrian safety. We went there to prove it.
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Stay up to date on all things
#TheEmancipator
by signing up for Unbound, a bi-weekly newsletter authored by
@KimberlyEAtkins
at
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But when we asked for clarification on the vague definition of “social morals,” the overriding of library board decisions, the enforcement powers given to police, and the scrutiny and potential danger put on queer people through this ordinance ...
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We are LIVE!
“We Can Solve the Racial Wealth Gap” is available now at .
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In the June 15 meeting, Shacklett said, “The whole other concern might be that people don’t know what we’re doing.” We watched the council meeting online and had some questions.
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The Emancipator is hiring! We're looking for our next Creative Director, Social Media Director, and Senior Editor, Opinion. Seeking driven, experienced individuals interested in launching a commentary-forward, multimedia digital publication. Is that you?
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In the run-up to Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court session tackling the issue of considering race in college admissions,
@KimberlyEAtkins
joins
@BU_Law
professor
@JPYGold
for a
#TwitterSpace
convo. Cases involving
@Harvard
and the
@UNC
are on the line.
🔗
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Here’s what we know for sure about what children learn about race, difference, and outcomes:
@DrIbram
explains how it is a false choice whether or not to explicitly teach children about race because either way, they’re picking up on your actions and attitude.
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Harry Belafonte, lifelong civil rights activist and boundary-breaking singer, has died at age 96. From his platform at the top of the 1950’s pop charts, Belafonte condemned racism and segregation.🧵
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Today, Boston unveils a monument to the love between the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. The 2-story tall memorial re-creates the couple’s embrace when King learned he was the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
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The new documentary “Stamped from the Beginning” — based upon the book by
@AntiracismCtr
founder/director
@ibramxk
— is now available on Netflix. Its director,
@RogerRossWill
, recognized a pattern: it is Black women who are doing the most work to spotlight and end racism.
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In banning the teaching of AP African American Studies in Florida high schools, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration embraces a frightening fairytale version of history full of erasure and depresencing.
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How are we going to change this?
@KimberlyEAtkins
addresses this and more in her latest newsletter
#Unbound
.
🔗
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"Reconstructionist America historically has been predominantly Black, but it is multiracial," says
@PenielJoseph
on a conversation with
@DrIbram
about “The Third Reconstruction: America’s Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty-First Century.”
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The credit scoring system is SO broken.
Black Americans are far more likely to be credit invisible, with little or no credit histories. While only 9% of white Americans fall in that category, 15% of Black Americans do.
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What are we saying to our kids about race even when we don’t say anything?
@DrIbram
, founding director of the
@AntiracismCtr
, explains how it is a false choice whether or not to explicitly teach your young child about race because, either way, they’re picking up on your actions.
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“I am forcing myself to write this essay, because silence is not an option. Silence will not protect me, or my family or my community,” Chai writes. Read her full thoughts on Tár here:
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You know there’s a problem when
@Beyonce
and
@SerenaWilliams
face childbirth complications pointing directly to a racialized experience. Money/fame don't produce better outcomes but research
@The_BMC
shows paying attention to new Black moms can.
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Beyond the Jan. 6 insurrection, it’s valuable to take a hard look at the effect and consequences White conservative election denialism has had on our shared history.
@wihorne
@VillanovaU
explains for The Emancipator.
Full video:
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The scourge of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls is even more disturbing when considering the people who falsely identify as Native.
Audra Simpson, a Columbia University political anthropologist and Kahnawà:ke Mohawk, explores.
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Thank you to everyone who made it out to our conversation with
@MrErnestOwens
last night! We packed into Harvard Book Store to hear Owens and
@debofficially
talk cancel culture, from abolition to civil rights boycotts to… Dilbert.
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America locks up more people than any other country in the world. When all agency is taken away, sometimes the only freedom prisoners have left is found in the pages of a book. This week, three incarcerated writers help us understand the urgency of fighting book bans in prisons.
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When Reps.
@brotherjones_
,
@Justinjpearson
, and
@VoteGloriaJ
took to the floor of the Tennessee legislature with a bullhorn — joining the hundreds of voices calling for gun control after the tragic shooting at a Nashville school — they knew they were breaking House rules.🧵
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Here’s what we know for sure about what children learn about race, difference, and outcomes:
@DrIbram
, founding director of the
@AntiracismCtr
, explains how children pick up on your actions and attitude.
Full video:
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The Emancipator just clinched the
@NABJ
Award for Best Digital Media - Commentary/Weblog for our racial wealth gap series. We were honored to be recognized alongside such esteemed outlets as ABC News, ProPublica, USA Today, and The Marshall Project. Read the series right here.⬇️
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“I CAN’T BELIEVE SHE SENT IT!!!” When poet Aurielle Marie needed a look for the
@outmagazine
#out100
gala,
@lizzo
granted their wish: her 2022 Emmys dress arrived just in time.
@YesAurielle
was honored for their contributions to Black and queer liberation through storytelling.
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These are some hot takes on the affirmative action
#SCOTUS
hearing.
@mayawiley
@rolandsmartin
@RevJacquiLewis
@ElieNYC
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We had so much to unpack today with
@AyannaPressley
in the wake of last night's news on
#SCOTUS
and
#RoeVsWade
.
Watch the full discussion:
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Coco Gauff became the youngest American to win the US Open since Serena Williams in 1999 and the first American player to win a major title since Sofia Kenin at the Australian Open in 2020.
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We had
@bvexedwards17
come out to our
#Juneteenth
celebration. In just a couple hours he and the community worked together to create two amazing murals. 🔥🔥
Big thanks to
@MSNewEngland
for supporting our celebration at Slades this evening.
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Hey, Austin, TX! The Emancipator is headed your way with two in-person events to commemorate Juneteenth and find out what the holiday truly means to Black Americans living in the state where it originated. Shoutout
@OriginHouse
@rosarebellion
, see you there!
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With growing reports of racial discrimination of refugees fleeing Ukraine, be reminded that "The color of one’s skin should never hinder one’s right to safety."
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🎬 Can we tell you how awesome it was to film a
@soljourno
feature about what works in Chicago’s Little Village, narrated by
@6figga_dilla
? Stay tuned to The Emancipator for solutions-oriented news and analysis at the crossroads of health, culture and identity.
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These past few days we’ve been welcoming new members to our community! So allow us to reintroduce ourselves: We are The Emancipator, a reimagining of the first abolitionist newspaper in the United States, for a new day.
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Across the country, people are mobilizing to stop these attacks on our democracy. Meet some of the changemakers working to protect our vote.
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Jennifer McClellan just made history: she will be the first Black woman to represent Virginia in Congress.
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Urban Black communities are now ground zero for overdose deaths, yet Black people aren't getting access to life-saving medication at the same rate as White people, writes
@krigg01
. (1/5)🧵
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Clear your schedule! On Tuesday morning at 11am ET, we’ll be hosting a virtual event with
@RepPressley
on Eliminating Student Debt.
RSVP:
You don’t want to miss this!
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Credit scores are inherently racist – but there are solutions.
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✊🏽The Voting Rights Act has survived a test in the Supreme Court and Black voters in Alabama will have another chance at fair representation after justices voted 5-4 Thursday to strike down Alabama’s congressional map, which packed Black voters into a single majority district.
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Introducing, “Oh, I Saw What You Did There!” and exploration of the art of the denial. Prof.
@PTheeEducator
, clinical associate professor at the
@BUSSW
, reveals the language we use when refusing to confront the reality of racism and the harm it causes.
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Great news!
@the_emancipator
is one of the five nominees for 'General Social - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion’ category at
@TheWebbyAwards
🎉
#webbys
You can vote for us here:
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Join us on Friday when we talk about The Talk.
@KimberlyEAtkins
hosts a discussion with our contributors from this week’s series.
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Are you subscribed to Unbound, the official newsletter of The Emancipator yet? In this week's issue,
@kimberlyeatkins
conducts a Q&A with The Emancipator's Co-Editors in Chief,
@amberwaves
and
@debofficially
. Sign up here 📨:
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From the beginning, Ida B. Wells knew she was going to fight for her rights. Suing a railroad company for discrimination and winning was just the start of her career as a pioneer activist and journalist.
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Ruby Bridges not only changed the educational system, but she continues to connect with children around the country through her writing.
Bridges was the first Black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960.
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1/ Highways have long been built at the expense of racially equitable results that support the ability of underrepresented communities to grow and thrive.
Work is now being done to start correcting that.
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Since the 2020 George Floyd protests — do Black lives still matter to those who insisted it did then? While support has dipped, it’s holding steady, according to recent
@pewresearch
.
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Starting Tuesday, we’re going to talk about
#TheTalk
. As kids settle into school, how does identity affect the way we approach keeping them safe?
We’re going to find out.
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We’re at
@SXSW
today to talk about how more newsrooms and content creators can—and must—adopt inclusive practices in their daily operations. Our Editor in Chief
@amberwaves
will be in conversation with newsroom leaders who are transforming journalism.
We hope you can join us!
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