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COVID-19

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Amidst COVID-19, Louisiana parents and advocates are working to bring detained youth home

by Frances Madeson for the Louisiana Illuminator July 27, 2020September 16, 2020
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The end of austerity? How COVID-19 could enable real policy change

by Michael Cooper July 20, 2020September 16, 2020
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As ICE travel bans target international students, communities resist through care

by Anastasia Kārkliņa July 17, 2020September 27, 2023
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Black New Orleans City Waste workers build power against a crisis

by Mindy Isser June 17, 2020September 16, 2020
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How COVID-19 has changed the game for Black community organizers

by Courtney Napier June 12, 2020September 16, 2020
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Black businesses disrupt unhealthy food system in Southeast Raleigh

by Courtney Napier June 5, 2020September 27, 2023
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For our folks on the frontlines: Bail funds across the South

by Scalawag Team and Scalawag Editors June 2, 2020April 16, 2021
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HIV test sites challenged by COVID-19 restrictions in Baton Rouge

by Xander Adams May 29, 2020April 13, 2022
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Abolishing parole led to COVID-19 'tinderbox' in NC prisons

by Lyle C. May May 18, 2020October 1, 2020
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Without visits or confidential calls, Louisiana prisoners can't access legal help

by Katie Fernelius May 8, 2020September 16, 2020
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'Essential, Not Expendable'—Child care workers on the frontlines of COVID-19

by Stell Simonton May 1, 2020November 13, 2023
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Six Appalachian states did not expand Medicaid. Their free clinics are bearing the burden of COVID-19.

by Taylor Sisk April 28, 2020September 16, 2020
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For Black North Birmingham residents fighting toxic pollution, staying home isn't safe

by Katherine Webb-Hehn April 20, 2020October 1, 2020
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Rent Strikes & Beyond: Housing strategies that work for the South

by Alysia Nicole Harris April 9, 2020September 16, 2020
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Rent Strikes & Beyond: Understanding eviction laws in the South

by Alysia Nicole Harris April 8, 2020September 16, 2020
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'We don't want to die here.' Detained immigrants protest amid pandemic

by Carly Berlin April 6, 2020September 27, 2023
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COVID-19: An extensive—and growing—list of political demands in the South

by Danielle Purifoy April 3, 2020September 16, 2020
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COVID-19: Strategies for workers from organizers and experts

by Lovey Cooper March 31, 2020August 2, 2021
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In pandemic times, radical imagination matters more than ever.

by Lewis Raven Wallace March 30, 2020February 10, 2021
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Op-ed: Stay-at-home policy isn't effective without economic security and education

by Quran Karriem, Quisha Mallette, & Lewis Wallace March 27, 2020September 16, 2020
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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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Detainment centers are not equipped to handle the coronavirus, experts say

by Anna Simonton March 16, 2020September 16, 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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