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Tour guide Marcus McDonald not only shares Charleston history, he makes his own.
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Marcus McDonald shares Charleston history and makes his own

by Sheeka Sanahori March 11, 2025March 11, 2025

I almost didn't meet Marcus McDonald on a rainy fall day in Charleston, South Carolina. Wind gusts were strong enough to flip umbrellas and sweep them down the street, a far cry from the sunny, mid-70s days that Charleston typically delivers in October. Though conditions weren't ideal for a walking tour, I asked if we […]

Illustrative header for Liberation Lineages, a photo series by Briana Blueitt
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Liberation Lineages

by Briana Blueitt March 4, 2025March 4, 2025
Who’s Keeping Our History Alive? Black Preservation in South Florida
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Who's Keeping Our History Alive?: Black Preservation in South Florida

by Cordell Jones December 5, 2024December 5, 2024
Communities Beyond Elections
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Movement Media Alliance launches Communities Beyond Elections project

by Da'Shaun Harrison November 22, 2024November 22, 2024
On Being Undocumented in Houston’s Gaza Solidarity Student Movement
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On Being Undocumented in Houston's Gaza Solidarity Student Movement

by Anonymous October 31, 2024October 31, 2024
Florida’s LGBTQ+ community defies queer repression with advocacy and preservation
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Florida's LGBTQ+ community defies queer repression with advocacy & preservation

by Cordell Jones October 30, 2024October 30, 2024
Columbia SC Rallies to Honor The Candy Shop, once a Landmark Black Gay Bar
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The Candy Shop: Columbia SC Rallies to Honor Landmark Black Gay Bar

by Marianne Dhenin October 29, 2024October 28, 2024
Movement Media Alliance
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Movement Media Alliance

by Lara Witt and Maya Schenwar September 2, 2024September 2, 2024
Holiday Season—Episode 4 of Great Grief with Nnenna Freelon, Season 2: Seasons of Change. Listen and read along with the podcast transcript. When Christmas, Hanukkah, Ramadan, Kwanza and family gatherings of all kinds—the musical, cultural, food traditions—collide against a backdrop of losses, challenges, and major life shifts, the holidays can be a confusing time to welcome grief back home.
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Holiday Season

by Nnenna Freelon December 14, 2023December 14, 2023
A boarded up abandoned house is graffitied with a "Stop Cop City" tag, Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Atlanta. Activists with the Stop Cop City Vote Coalition are trying to get the signatures of more than 70,000 Atlanta residents by Aug. 14 to force a referendum allowing voters to decide the fate of a proposed police and firefighter training center. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Mutual aid allows movements to resist and transform oppressive systems. It could also be what ultimately sustains us against climate change.
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Mutual aid strengthens ATL's abolitionist organizing work

by Julian Rose September 28, 2023September 28, 2023
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Young Southerners speak out: Reflections on the youth mental health crisis

by Scalawag Community September 14, 2023November 13, 2023
Young people gather during a rally held by Fairness Campaign to advance LGBTQ rights, Wednesday, February 19, 2020, in the Rotunda at the State Capitol, Frankfort, Kentucky. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston) Finding hope and solidarity for LGBTQ Kentucky youth. A trans student on how they and other LGBTQ Kentucky youth are dealing with the mental health fallout of Senate Bill 150 in schools.
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For LGBTQ+ young Kentuckians, community matters for mental health

by Ray Loux September 14, 2023November 13, 2023
Holiday Grief: A Condolences guide. Seasonal cheer doesn't cancel out sorrow. This condolence guide is a gentle reminder: Even though your journey is your own, you're not alone.
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Silent Night: When grief doesn't take a holiday

by Scalawag Editors and Scalawag Community December 20, 2022December 1, 2023
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In Photos: A year in the life of Mississippi's 66th Choctaw Indian Princess

by Adria R. Walker November 22, 2022December 1, 2023
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White reporters: It's time to pop your parachute and share your byline

by Erica Hensley August 3, 2022December 5, 2023
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'Left to hold my grief alone.' Grieving platonic love in a culture of romantic domination.

by Sherronda J. Brown April 7, 2022November 13, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

The longest-running Indigenous radio show in Texas

by Pauly Denetclaw, Texas Observer October 19, 2021September 27, 2023
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You're swamped? Join the club.

by Ko Bragg and Virginia Walcott September 17, 2021September 27, 2023
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Hurricane Ida: How to get and give help on the Gulf Coast

by Scalawag Team August 30, 2021September 27, 2023
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HBCUs are keeping the rest of the South safe

by Alexis Wray April 27, 2021November 13, 2023
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He thought he could be a 'good' cop. Now, he's working to end policing as we know it.

by Gabbriel Schivone March 23, 2021March 23, 2021
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We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes

by Anoa Changa February 24, 2021March 3, 2021
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The South's communication infrastructure can't withstand climate change

by Bailey Basham January 8, 2021September 27, 2023
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The media's extractive telling of Appalachia

by R. Garringer December 15, 2020January 5, 2021
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8 Dallas artists and a Japanese printer

by Alex Temblador December 4, 2020December 4, 2020
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Field Notes from the ground in Tennessee—Before, during, and after the election

by Iliana Hagenah November 10, 2020
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Celebrity chefs cook up joy at the polls in the South

by Courtney Napier November 2, 2020September 27, 2023
Organizers in the Rio Grande Valley worked this summer to ensure people had access to food in neighborhoods with high rates of food insecurity. All photos by Ángela García.
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Love to the RGV from a new generation of activists

by Deana Ayers October 12, 2020November 13, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE, SCALAWAG UPDATES

Neighbors helping neighbors: a list of coronavirus mutual aid efforts in the South

by Carly Berlin March 20, 2020October 1, 2020
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Social justice in a time of social distancing

by Kenneth Bailey & Lori Lobenstine March 13, 2020October 1, 2020

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