“Black women are founders of American democracy. How will we live up to their ideals?” My latest for the ⁦The Philadelphia Inquirer⁩. inquirer.com/opinion/commen…

#tdih 1870 1st African Americans were elected to House of Representatives. It is critically important to teach about "freedom's unfinished revolution" -- era of Reconstruction. #TeachTruth Free lessons, recommended books & films, national report 🧵⬇️ zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/afri…

JUST ANNOUNCED: A South Florida holiday tradition won't be happening this Christmastime. Santa's Enchanted Forest is not returning for 2024. local10.com/news/local/202…

Forward Julia Gurgel is spearheading the Lady Sharks soccer team ⚽️into victories with a team-leading 12 goals and 24 points this season. The 19-year-old’s talent has helped push Miami Dade College to a No.15 national ranking. Read more about her below. mdcthereporter.com/gurgels-offens…

🚨 Watch the new documentary by Fault Lines on the impact of extreme heat on millions of outdoor workers, like Salvador Garcia Espitia, a 26-year old farmworker in Florida who collapsed on his first day of work and never returned home. His death was preventable. #WaterShadeRest

Birth certificate. Eyeglasses. Cell phone. Teddy bear. Sewing machine. Hep C medication. Breast pump. Bible. Urns of ashes. ProPublica spoke with people across the US about what they lost during encampment sweeps. Please spend time with this. projects.propublica.org/homeless-encam…

The Miami Beach City Commission just decided to nullify people’s votes in the middle of the election. As a Beach resident, I cast my ballot on Friday. Today, my City Hall representatives just ripped that power right out of my hands.

Reupping the submission call for our 🛥️Miami Vice 🕶️issue! ✍️For pieces that require reporting / research we pay 25 cents/word up to 1500 words 🎵We pay $50/poem 📕We pay $100 for short stories Pitches in dm or email Deadline is 11/18 Submit here islandiajournal.submittable.com/submit

I take Halloween very seriously!

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For the next two weeks, we’re offering ten free ebooks for getting free Another world is possible if we fight for it haymarketbooks.org/blogs/517-ten-…

Florida has invested in a well-developed school-to-prison pipeline, creating an open path for children into the legal system. Florida’s youth legal system disproportionately impacts Black children. The SPLC's #OnlyYoungOnce report explores the scope and impact of this system and

If you are new to activism and organizing and have been asking yourself the question “How do take action where I am?”, check out this new workshop mini-series organized by our co-founder Mariame Kaba, taking place this December and January: prisonculture.substack.com/p/how-do-i-tak…

Today, on International #HumanRightsDay, we’re sharing some findings from our recent survey of plant nursery workers in South Florida. Across the industry, workers are facing a health and safety crisis, largely invisible to consumers who buy indoor plants 🧵

Join the team at CJP to gain hands-on experience in movement lawyering! Deadline to apply for 2L / 1L is January 15, 2025. Email your resume, cover letter and writing sample to [email protected] Apply today!

For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation haymarketbooks.org/blogs/65-40-of…

#WomensHistoryMonth: Explore digital copies of texts, which are out-of-print or not easy to find, by some of the most prolific Black women writers of the 19th-century. #WHM #SchomburgCenter #Blackwriters #WomenWriters ow.ly/ZbLe50V6kjZ