The Pandemic That Changed Everything Changed Nothing newrepublic.com/article/157662…

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Unnamed entities get half-a-trillion. Meanwhile, on our nation's Main Streets, small businesses, nonprofits, the unemployed and uninsured struggle for survival. Brother, can you spare a dime?

Guaranteed Income (#UBI) helps level the playing field. Thank you, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka, for advocating this critical issue for America's future.

“The value that small-to midsize groups are contributing to the [arts] ecosystem is not being focused on. These are fragile organizations that don’t have the resources or systems that most major institutions have. 2 of 3

Check out my latest article: Seven ways to increase racial and economic justice, with a strong dose of the arts: Lessons from Newark, NJ linkedin.com/pulse/seven-wa… via LinkedIn

Writing in The Economist, mayor of Newark Ras Baraka explains why it is important to ensure that the composition of Newark's police force reflects the predominantly brown and black residents of the city econ.trib.al/Kji5Jwa

Congress created the Congressional Oversight Commission 105 days ago. The Commission is responsible for overseeing $500 billion in public money. As of today, the Commission still has no Chair or full-time staff.

Thank you @siddhmi!

Newark artists agree: “When you get to medium and smaller arts organizations — that don’t have endowments, that don’t have rich boards, that don’t have huge amounts of operating cash flow — those organizations are panicked. If we don’t help them, they will be gone.” #newarkarts

How have hundreds of billions upon hundreds of billions of dollars been spent in the name of security since 9/11, along with the deployment of drones and surveillance tech, yet a few hundred protestors can so easily breach the Capitol, just waltzing in and taking it over?

If the 25th amendment is not invoked today, Congress must reconvene immediately for impeachment and removal proceedings.

Nancy Pelosi Calls for Trump’s Removal, Says Congress May Pursue Impeachment variety.com/2021/politics/…

Newark Arts is one of New Jersey’s premier urban centers for arts education and artistic supports. Executive Director Jeremy Johnson worked with the New Jersey EDA to receive the grant funding necessary to keep vital staffers employed, and to continue many signature programs.

How Arts Philanthropy Has Responded to Calls for Racial Justice—And What Comes Next — Inside Philanthropy insidephilanthropy.com/home/2021/5/13…

Jeremy Johnson is the President and CEO of Assembly for the Arts. A Cleveland native, he returned to Ohio following two decades as a nonprofit and arts champion in New Jersey, working with organizations like Newark Arts. Read the Article: assemblycle.org/arts-leader-je…

With just a thin slice of the city’s federal rescue plan, the arts community could get the jump ... thelandcle.org/stories/clevel… #assemblyforthearts #artistsforARPA

Cleveland's @RolandVAnglin asks "Is Newark the next Brooklyn?," citing collective impact as a source of progress: brooklyneagle.com/articles/2023/… #LeadershipCleveland

“[Detroit’s] Livernois-6 Mile area stands out because development looks different there than it has in other historically Black neighborhoods. Black residents are staying, and more are moving in,” Andre M. Perry and Hannah Stephens write. brookings.edu/articles/inves…

16 days until Election Day! There’s still time to show your support with an Issue 55 yard sign. Grab your sign at one of the many distribution locations throughout the county!