Tag: systematic racism
‘A way we resist’: Quilts honor victims of racial violence
By Leah Willingham, Associated Press/Report for America
Long after he was killed, Myrtle Green-Burton wouldn't let anyone wear her 17-year-old son's high school track team...
OP-ED: Where We Go from Here
So, for me, 2021 is about hope and about working for a better life for all and a better nation together as we rise from the terrible test that 2020 has been. It is about recommitting to one another and to good works to help our brothers and sisters in need. And even before we voted for inclusion, we were already making good trouble. White, Black and Brown nationwide took to the streets this past spring and summer to ask our nation — to demand of our nation — that we address the systematic racism that has plagued this country since its founding. That has torn the very fabric of our country and created so much pain and loss. With one voice, all were saying: ‘Please, at long last, fix this.’” — Ray Curry, Secretary-Treasurer, UAW