This post is part of my “Compassionate Resistance” series, a regular roundup of stories of local resistance from across America. This series was inspired by and is part of Powerful Resistance, a grassroots project to counter the injustice of the current administration by promoting positive stories of justice and compassion.
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- Judge Compares Transgender Teen to Civil Rights Icon (Minneapolis Star Tribune): “Today, G.G. adds his name to the list of plaintiffs whose struggle for justice has been delayed and rebuffed; as Dr. King has reminded us, however, ‘the arc of the moral universal is long but it bends toward justice.'”
- A Big Win for Voting Rights in Texas and a Big Loss for Trump (The Nation): “Ramos’s decision was the fifth time Texas’s voter-ID law has been struck down by the courts.”
- Refugee Hoop Dreams Do Come True—Right in the Middle of Trump’s America (Bleacher Report): “There is this stereotype that because we are Africans, we won’t have the intelligence to make it in sports, that we are just athletes with no minds. We’re fighting that stereotype.”
- Having Just One Black Teacher Can Keep Black Kids in School (WBEZ): “This paper is another piece of social science evidence reinforcing the case for having more teachers of color and for training teachers to be more culturally responsive.”
- Carbondale Established as “Safe and Welcoming Community” (The Southern): “The measure, originally proposed by a group of citizens, essentially states that all residents will receive equal protection from local law enforcement regardless of immigration status, and that the city will not allow its resources to be deputized by federal law enforcement for immigration enforcement.”
- Because Passover Is a Refugee Story, One Synagogue Invited Refugees to Seder (UpWorthy): “The Passover narrative, which tells the story of a people fleeing slavery under an oppressive regime, strikes a particularly timely chord with Jews who see themes of perseverance in the face of persecution — and an obligation to help those suffering under it in the present — as central not just to their history, but their religious narrative as well.”
- Can Workers Make America Great Again? (Refinery29): “…Their whole lives they’re told, ‘You’re powerless. Don’t even try it. Your employers have more money and could fire you in two seconds flat.’ So we talk to them: ‘It’s in your power to do this, and we’re going to do this step-by-step.’”
- LCPS Proposal Details Immigrant-Friendly Stance (Las Cruces Sun-News): “…If it impacts the family, it impacts the school. As always, our primary job is to meet the needs of the students.”
- How One Small Tribe Beat Coal and Built a Solar Plant (ColorLines): “The tribe now leases its land to Capital Dyanmics, which owns the Moapa Southern Paiute Solar Project. The plant provided 115 construction jobs for tribal members and employs two permanently as field technicians.”
- How a New Spanish-Language Podcast Is Helping Minnesota’s Latino Community Connect to Political News (MinnPost): “We’re not reporters; we’re just two brown guys trying to figure out how we can make a little bit of positive contribution in our community.”
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