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Christian Cooper should not have to fear for his life
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on a walk through the park. Taylor
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should be alive. Ahmaud Arbery
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should still be with us. George Floyd
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's life should not have been taken by police, and they all deserve
justice
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In a recent article titled "The Unmattering of Black Lives"
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, Kimberlé Crenshaw (originator of the theory of intersectional
oppression
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) links the deaths of Black Americans at the hands of law enforcement to
the effects of the ongoing coronavirus national emergency in Black
communities. She writes
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, "... this unmattering of Black lives lost through state violence is
the sacrifice of Black Americans via the stealth victimization of our
bodies through radical disparities of health and wealth. We are
witnessing yet again the disproportionate deaths suffered in Black
communities in the face of the raging Covid-19 pandemic."
As the tragically high COVID-19 death toll in the United States tops
100,000
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, we continue to address both the systemic inequities
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-- and the human impact. Race Forward is responding.
The Government Alliance on Race and Equity
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has organized a guidebook and convened rapid response meetings for the
hundreds of its jurisdictions with the purpose of centering racial
equity in their response to the emergency. Their work has included
everything from setting up Emergency Operations Centers to maintaining
racial equity priorities in budget and budget discussions. Given the
urgency, and the weak federal response, GARE's work is increasingly
central to addressing the crisis.
The team at Colorlines
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was one of the first of any news outlets to highlight race explicit
coverage of the Coronavirus emergency, the effects of which are
disproportionately impacting
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communities of color. Colorlines continues to cover testing efforts
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, mass incarceration
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, growing unemployment inequity
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, and more
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, and provide ways for its readers to take action in this moment.
The Colorlines team has also been working to produce opinion pieces
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highlighting the experiences, views, and demands of communities that are
being hit hard by the effects of the global pandemic. Here are three of
Colorlines' newest op-ed
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articles:
We Don't Need to Return to Normal—We Need a New Normal
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"Those who have been disproportionately affected by this crisis, whether
due to racial and ethnic health disparities, poverty, or those who are
working on the front lines right now and suffering physically and
emotionally know firsthand the changes we need."
‘Please Help Us': Those on the Inside Are in Grave Danger
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"During this unprecedented moment in history, we must demand the release
of all detained and incarcerated people. As one detained immigrant at
Stewart said: "Please, have mercy for us who are here locked up and who
cannot do absolutely anything."
Mass Rent Strikes Demonstrate That Housing Has Always Been a Racial
Justice Issue
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"We are all supposed to stay home, but that's not possible in a society
structured to make it impossible to keep a roof over our heads."
Please encourage a friend, or family member to subscribe to Colorlines
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Coronavirus emergency
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and so much more. Have a professional contact or a former colleague
interested in learning about racial equity in this moment? Invite them
to one of our Building Racial Equity Trainings
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on June 16th
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or 24th
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Check out our latest below!
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Cathy Albisa Joins Race Forward
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Race Forward is excited to welcome Cathy Albisa
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as our new Vice President of Institutional and Sectoral Change. In her
role, Cathy will be providing strategic leadership in planning and
executing the work of Race Forward
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and our Government Alliance on Race & Equity (GARE)
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programs.
"It is humbling to step into a role supporting the extraordinary work of
this staff and our members to transform government and other
institutions for the public interest through racial equity, especially
in this moment where the strength of our institutions is so central to
our fight for multiracial democracy. There is no better time to fight
for racial equity than in the wake of this pandemic that has laid bare
the inequities that plague every corner of our social fabric, leading to
needless loss of lives and livelihoods in communities at the frontlines
of injustice."
To learn more about Cathy's work prior to Race Forward, read our press
release
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[Video] Colorlines' #MyFeminismLooksLike
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Congresswoman Deb Haaland and other leaders celebrate feminists of color
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Colorlines has launched #MyFeminismLooksLike
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, a digital series that explores the complexity of intersectionality
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, challenges the historical narrative
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of feminism, celebrates feminists and people of color
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who have shaped the women's rights movement and provides activists of
color a platform to reflect
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on the past, present and future of the feminist movement.
Congresswoman Deb Haaland
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joined Colorlines in a remote video interview
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to discuss the importance of living our values, fighting for equality,
and leaving a ladder behind us for others, saying: "as one of the first
Native American women elected to Congress
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, I know it's my job to make sure I'm not the last."
Additional interviews
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include conversations with Jamilah King
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, Dolores Huerta
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, Desiree Adaway
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, Maritza Perez
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, and more.
Join in on the conversation on Facebook
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Staff Picks
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Credit: Charlene Carruthers
During these trying times, it's important to share the small things that
keep us going. In this edition, we hear from our Director of Strategic
Innovations, Terry Keleher
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"A recent book I've read is "Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist
Mandate for Radical Movements,"
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by Charlene Carruthers, who was the founding director of Black Youth
Project 100 (BYP100). There's all kinds of wisdom packed between the
pages, which include what she believes are the three collective
commitments critical to the regeneration of our movement. The
commitments include building many strong leaders, healing justice as a
core organizing value, and combating liberalism with a principled
struggle."
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