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NEWS | Racial justice issues aired in
mostly white area
Actions to support ‘Black Lives Matter’ have taken place recently in small towns in Massachusetts. By Allen Young | The Rag Blog | August 23, 2020 ATHOL, Massachusetts — A rejuvenated movement for racial justice is sweeping the nation, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Young, Black Lives Matter, Massachusetts, Racial Justice, Rag Bloggers
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A week in the death of Alfred Olongo: This
is a journal
In El Cajon, long histories of racial and anti-immigrant violence have fused together in a matrix of fanatical Christian conservatism. By Mike Davis | The Rag Blog | October 25, 2015 (Wednesday, September 28) Alfred Olongo, a 38-year-old Ugandan refugee … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfredo Olongo, Black Lives Matter, Christian Right, El Cajon, Mike Davis, Police Violence, Racial Violence, Rag Bloggers, San Diego
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Why ‘Black Lives Matter,’ a lot!
Those interested in the reasons for black oppression by the state may conclude that it adds to the corporate bottom line. By Mariann G. Wizard | The Rag Blog | October 20, 2015 As a jack-of-all-trades writer and 50-year political … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, Institutional Racism, Mariann G. Wizard, Racial Justice, Rag Bloggers
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Community between the anvil and the hammer
Police violence against African-American communities continues to be a commonplace feature of national life and must be seriously addressed. By Jay D. Jurie | The Rag Blog | July 7, 2015 The Black Panthers: Early proponents of Black Lives Matter … Continue reading
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In Minneapolis, demonstrators protest
institutional racism
They ask city government to stand at the side of poor people and people of color, rather than standing over them with a club. By Ed Felien | The Rag Blog | December 11, 2014 [Demonstrations in reaction to police … Continue reading
