Reflections from the 3rd Detroit People’s Platform Annual Meeting
Written by Murphy Austin “We have worked out a system to deal with the system.” These words, spoken by Detroit People’s Platform member Jocelyn Harris at our annual meeting, stand […]
Tag: Movement Building
Funding Needed for Black Organizing
Written by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld Around the country funders are coming together to support community organizing in black communities. Earlier this month, I moderated a panel discussion at the North Star […]
Public Protest Molds Public Opinion
Written by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld Earlier this month, a new poll revealed that there was a “deep divide” between blacks and whites on race and the criminal justice system. I’m not sure that […]
Millennials and Racism
Written by Alvin Young Three weeks ago my friends and I, all men of color in our twenties, took a trip to Davenport Park in New Rochelle, NY. We pulled […]
#BlackWorkersMatter
Written by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld This blog was originally posted on DEMOS‘ PolicyShop Blog. Two weeks ago, New York City joined ten other states and municipalities in banning the use of credit checks […]
Who’s in Charge of Transforming Detroit?
Written by Frances Kunreuther This blog post is due to the courtesy of openDemocracy. Bill and Billie Hickey live in Brightmoor, a neighborhood about twenty minutes away from the gentrified Midtown area of Detroit. […]
Detroiters Stand up to Tax Foreclosures
Written by Alvin Young Faced with the possibility of displacement, Detroiters filled the Detroit City Council on Tuesday, March 24th, to demand that they pass a resolution urging the Wayne […]
#BlackLivesMatter: It’s More Than a Hashtag
Written by Alvin Young This week, I had the opportunity to join the Progressive Technology Project’s webinar on #BlackLivesMatter. BLM Co-Founder, Alicia Garza, explained how #BlackLivesMatter is a tool to address the dehumanization […]
Considering Structure and Bias on Oscar Sunday
Written by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld I’m a fan of movies and the award shows that honor them. So I was upset – like much of the rest of the twitterverse – that Selma […]
Intersectionality: Beyond the Hype
Written by Frances Kunreuther Sean and I have been grappling with how to talk about the (frequently overused) concept of intersectionality. For years, we have admired the pioneering work of Kimberlé […]