This is a reprint of a piece that I co-wrote and published on Medium. Recognizing that many readers may not have seen that piece, I am sharing it here as well. Community Change Inc. (CCI) is a Boston-based antiracism organization that since 1968 has been working to promote racial justice and equity by challenging systemic …
Today’s post is written by regular BGIM contributor Teddy Burrage, a Portland, Maine, native and local activist and organizer. When he’s not writing or working, you can usually find him exploring Maine’s vast interior and coastline. “Black people are not monolithic.” “Black people are not monolithic.” “Black people are not monolithic.” As I began to …
So, this was something that I hadn’t really seen much (if at all) online in the social media realm until recently, although it’s a few weeks old now in terms of newsy-ness: Trump and his cronies want to deport all the illegal immigrants to Mexico, whether they’re Mexican or not. OK, that’s an overstatement; so …