Projects tagged
Activates (people)
Energizes and organizes people into action. Can include emotion work
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Gay, Black, and Revolutionary: The Importance of ‘Moonlight’
Read more: Gay, Black, and Revolutionary: The Importance of ‘Moonlight’The latest Academy Award for Best Picture was earned by a film depicting the story of a poor, gay, black boy in South Florida. Moonlight, by director Barry Jenkins, has achieved great recognition for its beautiful and honest depiction of…
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Black History: Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit”
Read more: Black History: Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit”Many may not realize, but legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday was a big part of the Civil Rights Movement. In fact, her 1939 song about lynching, “Strange Fruit,” made her a target of the FBI. “When you think of Billie…
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Students protest gender-based violence in Latin America
Read more: Students protest gender-based violence in Latin AmericaFor some, International Women’s Day is a day for the celebration of the social, cultural, and professional achievements of women. Many others, on the other hand, believe that we are not yet at the point of celebration, arguing that with…
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Partnership Exhibition with the Banneker-Douglass Museum and Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture
Read more: Partnership Exhibition with the Banneker-Douglass Museum and Maryland Commission on African American History and CultureMaryland Hall, in partnership with the Banneker Douglass Museum and Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture, invited Maryland-based Black artists, whose work encapsulates activism and social justice and using the creative process to educate their audiences about diversity,…
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Partnership Exhibition with the Banneker-Douglass Museum and Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture
Read more: Partnership Exhibition with the Banneker-Douglass Museum and Maryland Commission on African American History and CultureMaryland Hall, in partnership with the Banneker Douglass Museum and Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture, invited Maryland-based Black artists, whose work encapsulates activism and social justice and using the creative process to educate their audiences about diversity,…
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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Release Two Live Albums For Australian Wildfire Benefit
Read more: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Release Two Live Albums For Australian Wildfire BenefitKing Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have released a pair of live albums to benefit relief efforts in response to devastating wildfires in their native Australia. The Melbourne-bred psych outfit released two live albums on Bandcamp, one of which was…
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How a 57-hour Donkey Kong game struck a blow against online toxicity
Read more: How a 57-hour Donkey Kong game struck a blow against online toxicityOne of the defining features of politics in the 21st century has been the way online cultural phenomena can cross over into the “real” world. Unfortunately, perhaps because the internet seems to bring out the worst in people, those phenomena…
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Linha Vermelha – Red Line
Read more: Linha Vermelha – Red LineLinha Vermelha was created in 2016 by the non-profit organization Academia Cidadã (Citizenship Academy). At that time there were fifteen active contracts for oil and gas drilling and we were inspired by the “Red Line Action” in Paris, during COP21…
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Art, Politics, Activism, Oakland And Angela Davis
Read more: Art, Politics, Activism, Oakland And Angela DavisWhen the U.S. government came after Anglea Davis, art came to her defense. Targeted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as one of its “10 Most Wanted” in 1970, tracked down, jailed and accused of three capital crimes, artists and…
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Families Of The Uvalde Shooting Victims Are Camping Outside The School District’s Office Demanding Action
Read more: Families Of The Uvalde Shooting Victims Are Camping Outside The School District’s Office Demanding ActionBrett Cross has been camping outside the school district administrative office in Uvalde, Texas, for 78 hours. On May 24, Cross’s 10-year-old son, Uziyah Garcia, died in the mass shooting that killed 18 other children and two teachers at Robb…
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I Love You America
Read more: I Love You AmericaSarah Silverman Wants to Pop Your Bubble With her new political variety show, “I Love You, America,” the stand-up comic aims to unite red and blue. But can TV really change minds? By Jason Zinoman Oct. 4, 2017 Hollywood, Calif.…
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The Hate You Give
Read more: The Hate You Give‘The Hate U Give’: A modern wakeup call to subtle racism By Nevin Thombre Aug. 27, 2020, 6:49 p.m. Angie Thomas’s “The Hate U Give,” a best-selling book and film adaption, weaves together action, comedy, friendship and romance while touching…