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30+ Black Women & Gender Diverse Community Leaders Over 65

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I’ve been working on this list of 30+ Black women and gender diverse community leaders who are over 65. With the passing of local African Nova Scotian activist Eddie Carvery and Rev. Jesse Jackson it seems important to share rather than waiting.  Don’t wait to give people their flowers. Everyone on this list is still alive and here to learn from, uplift, and … [Read more...] about 30+ Black Women & Gender Diverse Community Leaders Over 65

On Distance: Paul Robeson and the Rolling River of Resistance

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This is a story about distance, that is a story of resistance, as most stories worth telling are. It is both a warning and reminder that words have power to unite or divide, heal or harm. Take for example the distance between Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter. Whole lifetimes and generations of meaning exist between these six words. Words that wound, hold histories … [Read more...] about On Distance: Paul Robeson and the Rolling River of Resistance

#FellowMakers History & the Triangle Factory Fire

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Fellow makers, many of us have forgotten International Women’s Day began as International Working Women’s Day. The agenda? Changing conditions for the working women of the world and uniting the working class. On March 8, 1857, garment workers in New York City marched and picketed, demanding improved working conditions, a ten hour day, and equal rights for women. On March 8, … [Read more...] about #FellowMakers History & the Triangle Factory Fire

Stop the Hustle: On Slowing Down, Stepping Up & Paying Attention

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hus•tle (ˈhʌs əl) v. -tled, -tling, n. to proceed or work rapidly or energetically. to push or force one's way; jostle or shove. to be aggressive, esp. in business or other financial dealings. Slang. to earn one's living by illicit or unethical means. Slang. (of a prostitute) to solicit clients. to convey or cause to move, esp. to leave, roughly or hurriedly. … [Read more...] about Stop the Hustle: On Slowing Down, Stepping Up & Paying Attention