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He's My Brother

William Barnwell was a tireless organizer and faith leader across the United States. He was the first person I met after moving to New...

History Of Race In The US

Margery Freeman's style of presentation is on full display in this 2007 Undoing Racism workshop by the People's Institute. Her smooth...

Giants: C.T. Vivian & John Lewis

Shelia Collins was one of founding organizers of the People's Institute. It was Shelia and John Collins' home in New Rochelle, NY that...

Will the South Rise Again? It Already Has.

Growing up in the Jim Crow South of McComb, Mississippi, and Helena, Arkansas, in the 1950's and 60's, I realize looking back how...

Racial Identity Development: Cheryl Franks

Dr. Cheryl Franks is an anti racist community organizer and professor at John Jay University, School for Criminal Justice. She is a white...

This Revolution Is Being Televised

We live in a revolutionary moment. Whether the revolution results in a changed power arrangement remains to be seen. For me, and I think...

Make 'Em An Offer They Can't Refuse - Part 1

Since the beginning of what became the United States, the question of what to do with all the poor white people -- given what was...

White People Get Lockjaw

Just as the scientific community identifies the current virus and struggles to agree on common definitions and protocols to solve the...

Why My Blog?

I started this blog because I believe an antiracist analysis and organizing strategy is needed as we approach one of the most important...