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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 […]

We Shall Overwrite: How The Student Voice Fought Fascism
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We Shall Overwrite: How The Student Voice Fought Fascism

by Uyiosa Elegon February 26, 2025April 9, 2025
Reproductive Resistance in the Antebellum South
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Reproductive Resistance in the Antebellum South

by Ivy Valentine February 20, 2025April 9, 2025
Negro Head Road
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Negro Head Road

by Danielle M. Koonce February 18, 2025April 9, 2025
Surviving Fascism: Lessons from Jim Crow
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Surviving Fascism: Lessons from Jim Crow

by Joel Cook February 6, 2025February 6, 2025
The Hell Inside Hell: Solitary Confinement in Texas Hides the Sexual Abuse of Women and Girls
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Abolitionist Politics and Incarcerated Perspectives: A Scalawag Reading List

by Tea Troutman December 30, 2024December 26, 2024
AI Surveillance
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South to South: A Scalawag Reading List

by Tea Troutman December 16, 2024December 26, 2024
Election myths the “Left” tells (about) the South
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Election myths "The Left" tells (about) the South

by Julian Rose November 13, 2024November 15, 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
ICC
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No one is coming to save us. Not even the ICC.

by Ja’Loni Owens October 17, 2024October 17, 2024
A collage of repression at pro-Palestine protests at Tulane in Spring 2024
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The Tulane Book Festival, sponsored by friends of Netanyahu

by Drew Hawkins and Delaney Nolan September 26, 2024September 27, 2024
Movement Media Alliance
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Movement Media Alliance

by Lara Witt and Maya Schenwar September 2, 2024September 2, 2024
AI Surveillance
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AI Surveillance as a tool of state repression

by Michigan People's Defense Committee August 29, 2024August 28, 2024
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Policing Student Protests and the Imperial Feedback Loop

by Sumona Gupta August 29, 2024August 27, 2024
Apples & Olives: Mourning Ecocide in Kashmir and Palestine
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Apples & Olives: Mourning Ecocide in Kashmir and Palestine

by Laura O’Connor August 28, 2024August 28, 2024
Palestinian prison arts and crafts reflect the realities of life and love under Israeli occupation
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Diaries of Blood: The secret artists within Israeli detention facilities

by Eman Al-Astal June 22, 2023November 14, 2023
Palestinians hold photographs of prisoners jailed in Israel during a celebration for the liberation of Palestinian Khader Adnan in the West Bank village of Arrabeh, near Jenin, Wednesday, April 18, 2012. The same week, hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel launched a hunger strike the protesting their conditions and demanding an end to detentions without trial. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)
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They even keep our corpses: Dying in Israeli prisons

by Refaat Alareer June 20, 2023November 14, 2023
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Another kind of Memphis Blues

by Justin A. Davis June 15, 2023June 15, 2023
An artistic interpretation of slaves jumping from a burning ship. Leftist organizing in the Black Radical Tradition.
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How to Build the End of the World

by Miliaku Nwabueze May 5, 2023May 5, 2023
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Making State Enemies

by Julian Rose May 2, 2023May 2, 2023
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Forever, I Love(d) Atlanta

by Tea Troutman May 1, 2023May 2, 2023
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This is the Atlanta Way: A Primer on Cop City

by Micah Herskind May 1, 2023May 2, 2023
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How we save ourselves: Interventions beyond the ballot box

by Anoa Changa October 11, 2022December 4, 2023
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How we build political power: Lessons from Texas and Florida organizers

by Anoa Changa October 11, 2022December 4, 2023
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How we fight gerrymandering in the South

by Anoa Changa October 11, 2022December 4, 2023
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How we organize around elections: Lessons from Mississippi organizers

by Anoa Changa October 11, 2022December 4, 2023
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What the history books won't tell you about abolition

by Gabrielle A. Perry June 24, 2022December 5, 2023
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How millennial and Gen Z organizers are moving Mississippi beyond Jim Crow

by Anoa Changa April 29, 2022December 5, 2023
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Florida's problems—and their solutions—are a bellwether for the South at large

by Anoa Changa April 29, 2022December 5, 2023
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In Texas' most populated counties, people-power and political power go hand-in-hand

by Anoa Changa April 29, 2022December 5, 2023

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Abolition in the Era of Climate Change

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Marcus McDonald shares Charleston history and makes his own

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Cycling History: The Selma to Montgomery Bike Ride on the 60th Anniversary

by Angela Hollowell March 6, 2025April 9, 2025
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