Iowa’s 3 public universities are closing their DEI offices

Iowa State’s president said they’ve established learning communities so that ‘a young man, young white man, from rural Iowa, could find the place where they could belong’

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'Outside agitator' is a trope used throughout history in response to slave resistance, Reconstruction, labor movement, CRM, & more to dismiss & repress legitimate agency, intellect, & concerns of local people. #McCarthyism

Read Dr. Peniel E. Joseph 🇭🇹🇺🇸 on topic⬇️
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BREAKING: According to former Trump Attorney General Bill Barr , Donald Trump on multiple occasions floated the idea of executing individuals who disagreed with him. Every American needs to see this so they know how dangerous Trump is.

Throughout U.S. history, students have protested to demand justice in the U.S. & worldwide.

Invariably, they faced violence from police & vilification by corporate media & politicians.

We share a few of countless stories of K–12 and college activism ⬇️
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#tdih 1968 UPenn student Kiyoshi Kuromiya & friends held a demonstration against use of napalm in Vietnam.

They announced that a dog would be burned alive with napalm in front of university library. Thousands turned up to protest.

Students were handed. . . [See⬇️ | 🧵1/2]

We are so proud of our Institute Educator Ambassador, Kate Ehrlich! FCPS-MD Social Studies Teacher of the Year!
#teacher #truth

the Selma-Seattle connection is strong thanks to the Foot Soldiers Park and The Institute for Common Power

The Seattle Seahawks Leadership team joined us in the Institute for CP’s latest Learning Tour, an intentional deep dive into historical realities of race and voting justice in the American South

#OnThisDay in 1960, a mob attacked about 125 protesters, including Dr. Gilbert Mason, with bricks, chains, baseball bats, cue sticks and pipes after they walked onto “whites-only” Biloxi Beach.

Police arrested the protesters, instead of those acting violently. By the time dawn…

We are honored to led the Seattle Seahawks on another beautiful journey through Georgia and Alabama. Thank you to them and our partners along the way.

We demand answers and justice for Dau Mabil, a 37-year-old from Jackson, MS whose mysterious disappearance and death have left more questions than answers.

Sign our petition calling for @theJusticeDept to launch a thorough investigation: bit.ly/3Jx7neE

This Earth Day, let’s protect the only planet we’ve got by taking action in the fight against climate change.

One way to do that is through President Biden’s American Climate Corps, which will provide opportunities for thousands of young people to gain skills and find good-paying jobs…

Join us for a free lecture with Dr. Clint Smith Clint Smith
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Join us for a free lecture with Ida Bae Wells Nikole Hannah-Jones!
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'We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.'

'Letter from a Birmingham Jail' by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was written #OTD in 1963.

On this day in 1945, three Black baseball players including Jackie Robinson were attacked during tryouts for the Boston Red Sox. The team refused to sign them and remained segregated until 1959. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

“Democracy” with ⁦The Institute for Common Power⁩

New York’s Good Cause Eviction bill will protect renters & bring us closer to racial justice in housing in New York — an urgent imperative.

We urge Governor Kathy Hochul and other legislators to pass the bill as written.
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We are honored to welcome Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times and Creator of The 1619 Project, for a Vision Conversation. At the Institute, we seek to put you in contact with visionary change makers who work to create a just and inclusive democracy. Join us as we discuss the…

My latest piece The Nation is about the great Dawn Staley's defense of trans athletes, what she models, and why it matters thenation.com/article/societ…

#OnThisDay in 1967, Fannie Lou Hamer, Unita Blackwell and others testified about the immense poverty in the Mississippi Delta as U.S. Sen. Robert Kennedy and others listened at a Senate subcommittee hearing in Jackson.

The next day, Kennedy and Sen. Joseph Clark from…