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Friday, May 29, 2020

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.

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.

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.

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.

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., which have hit hard, but not equally. In TIME, photographers follow the people working to bury New York's dead respectfully as the pandemic makes funerals uniquely difficult.

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, how white women are upholding white supremacy, and why Ahmaud Arbery's lynching still cries out for accountability.

No Shelter. Growing numbers of landlords are relying on error-riddled automated background checks that make it harder than ever to get into housing. In Hawaii, unhoused people are winding up in jail thanks to poor policies. And across the country, families pushed to the financial brink are running out of options as joblessness increases and COVID-19 rages.

Ballroom, Seen

Shan Wallace captures the ballroom scene with sensitivity and love in this photo series, 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 as well, including powerful photojournalism features and artistic projects.

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