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Archive - July 2020

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I Can’t Breathe, But You’re Breathing Fine. We Need to Confront This!

July 26, 2020
by Marquis Taylor
4 min read
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June 08, 2020 Growing up in South Central Los Angeles, I, like many black children, was raised by my single mother. Our fathers weren’t there for us; some by choice, and others in prison or dead. Since childhood, I have...

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Leading a non-profit through this racial reckoning? It’s more complicated if you’re Black.

July 17, 2020
by Carmita Semaan
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When speaking out directly against injustice, our white counterparts are perceived as brave, while Black leaders see our anger weaponized. Like most of us, my inbox has been flooded for weeks with pointed statements from...

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To All the White Allies Seeking to Become Co-Conspirators, Here Are Things to Think About

July 14, 2020
by Kim Smith
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George Floyd, gasping for air, uttered a desperate final plea that was heard around the world: “I can’t breathe.” The image of a black man dying under the knee of a white cop is horrific — and symbolic of the racism...

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