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Friday, May 29, 2020
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The Longest Strike In U.S. History Is Fighting To Survive Coronavirus
By Amir Khafagy
Charter/Spectrum employees are locked in a battle of wills with an employer who won’t budge on benefits. <[link removed]>
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Police Took My Hijab. Here’s Why It’s So Hard to Stop Them From Doing It Again.
By Vanessa Taylor
In case you missed it: Policy alone can't surmount the delegitimization and criminalization of Black Muslim women. <[link removed]>
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The Need for Direct Assistance to Local Governments in Response to the Coronavirus
By Alan Cohen and Michael Madowitz
From our partner, the Center for American Progress: Without substantial, immediate, direct aid, vital local government employees will be put out of work — and this will also make the recession deeper and more long lasting. <[link removed]>
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The Trump Administration’s Deregulation of Nursing Homes Leaves Seniors and Disabled at Higher Risk for COVID-19
By Rebecca Cokley and Valerie Novack
From our partner, the Center for American Progress: Rescinding nursing home regulations caused the coronavirus pandemic to grow in dangerous and unexpected ways. <[link removed]>
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What We’re Reading
100,000. The Washington Post has a striking graphic feature on the 100,000 COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. <[link removed]>, which have hit hard, but not equally <[link removed]>. In TIME, photographers follow the people working to bury New York's dead respectfully as the pandemic makes funerals uniquely difficult <[link removed]>.
Black Lives Matter. Racial injustice doesn't stop for a pandemic. As protests erupt, we're reading rich analyses of why Black communities feel shut out of public space <[link removed]>, how white women are upholding white supremacy <[link removed]>, and why Ahmaud Arbery's lynching <[link removed]> still cries out for accountability.
No Shelter. Growing numbers of landlords are relying on error-riddled automated background checks <[link removed]> that make it harder than ever to get into housing. In Hawaii, unhoused people are winding up in jail <[link removed]> thanks to poor policies. And across the country, families pushed to the financial brink are running out of options <[link removed]> as joblessness increases and COVID-19 rages.
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Ballroom, Seen
Shan Wallace captures the ballroom scene with sensitivity and love in this photo series <[link removed]>, which captures Black queer joy, pride, and community in compelling images that show glamour alongside rehearsals, performances alongside intimate moments backstage. Check out Wallace's other work <[link removed]> as well, including powerful photojournalism features and artistic projects.
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