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For Afro-Brazilian ‘quilombolas,’ pandemic is synonymous with abandonment, racism, and ‘necropolitics’
March 9, 2021MOJU, PARÁ, Brazil— “We are not even getting access to the basic necessities,” says Raimundo Magno, the leader of the Africa quilombola community in Moju, Pará, his face grim with anguish. Magno’s complaint points to the...
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American Rescue Act: Government of, by, and for the people
March 9, 2021Biden’s $1.9 trillion package, about to become law, breathes life into the idea that government can be a good and necessary thing.
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Protests build as jury selection begins in Chauvin trial
March 9, 2021“We are in a quest to obtain justice and equality, with Minnesota being the match that sparked this outpouring of consciousness. We are here to say no more," says Johnathon McClellan of the Minnesota Justice Coalition.
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‘From the Plough to the Stars: Working People’s Prose from Contemporary Ireland’
March 9, 2021The collection reads almost like a tour guide, as the writers lead us through old working-class districts of Dublin and some of the new estates established to rid the cities of their slums.
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Life and death: Two shorts explore a taboo and new romance at PAFF
March 9, 2021America’s largest and best annual Black-themed filmfest since 1992 has moved online. This year’s 29th annual Pan African Virtual Film + Arts Festival kicked off on the last day of Black History Month and runs through...
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