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$50million for M4BL – See You There
Dear Donors, Funders, and Resource Mobilizers: The Movement for Black Lives mounted a significant SixNineteen Juneteenth weekend of actions in a matter of weeks. Virtually, over 185,000 people viewed M4BL-TV to celebrate, mourn, and learn. Over 650 in person [...]
There’s A Call For Healing Justice: How Donors Can Respond
There’s A Call For Healing Justice: How Donors Can Respond When residents in Ferguson, MO, and across the country, were rising up against police violence, systemic racism, and economic injustice in 2014, grassroots organizers put pressure [...]
A New World Is Possible: Defund Police And Fund Black Lives
THE MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIVES CALLS FOR DEFUNDING THE POLICE TO RELEASE URGENTLY-NEEDED COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO REALIZE REAL PUBLIC SAFETY. A well-known movement quote is, “They tried to bury us, but they didn’t know we were seeds.” Nearly [...]
Why We Fund The Movement For Black Lives (And Why You Should Too)
Why We Fund The Movement For Black Lives (And Why You Should Too) Eileen Farbman’s 30-year philanthropic journey began with a focus on issues facing women, from domestic violence to human trafficking. [...]
It’s Time to Invest in Black Trans Power
Photo: Cole Witter It’s Time to Invest in Black Trans Power BY RAQUEL WILLIS June 30, 2020 Earlier this month, as companies and brands scrambled to respond to the [...]
M4BL Mandate to Defund the Police
M4BL Mandate to Defund the Police In response to a legacy of police and proxy violence that most recently took the lives of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and Tony McDade, people [...]
Police Unions: What to Know and Why They Don’t Belong in the Labor Movement
Police Unions: What to Know and Why They Don’t Belong in the Labor Movement No Class is an op-ed column by writer and radical organizer Kim Kelly that connects worker struggles and the current state of [...]
Copaganda: What It Is and How to Recognize It
Copaganda: What It Is and How to Recognize It This op-ed argues that copaganda serves to undermine the movement for Black lives. BY PALIKA MAKAM AUGUST 5, 2020 I’d like to start with [...]