Indigenous political activists, scholars speak on importance of learning from Indigenous thought, environmental impact

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The Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies conducted an online event Friday afternoon to discuss the possibility of “radical futures” through an analysis of Indigenous political thought.  Featuring four panelists, the symposium explored…

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The Failure of Police Reform: Atlanta’s city government spent decades on half-hearted measures meant to address police violence.

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Two weeks after uprisings sparked by the murder of George Floyd left Atlanta littered with ashes, protesters flooded the city’s streets once more. The police had killed again, and this time the…

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Princeton seminary strips slaveholder’s name from chapel after vowing $27M in reparations

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More than two years ago, Princeton Theological Seminarymade national headlines when school officials agreed to confront the school’s past and pay $27 million in slavery reparations via scholarships and other programs for the…

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West Hollywood City Council Approves Measure to Confirm Policies Were Put In Place to Reduce Black Homeownership Over Several Generations

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In 1939 the California city now known as West Hollywood was a predominately working-class area populated by Jewish and Black residents. The Home Owners Loan Corporation labeled the area “in…

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