By: Naysha Z. Padró Marrero – Journalism student at University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras “No justice, no peace” was shouted during the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement that took the leading role at the protests that started on May 26, 2020, in Minneapolis after a Black man was brutally murdered by a local police… Read More →
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Op-Ed: Protesting in Anonymity
Written by: Marcella Pansini, NC FIELD intern + UNC student 15 June 2020 Support for the Black Lives Matter movement has finally resonated with – almost – the entire country. In past protests, noted individuals quickly emerged from the masses to galvanize the people. However today, no single leader has been identified. Instead, we see… Read More →
Social Justice 101
10 Pieces of Black Literature That You Need in Your Library
Education is a pillar of the substantial work that we do here at NC FIELD. It goes without saying that our focus is amplifying the voices of the historically disenfranchised. There is a great opportunity for people to revisit and reflect on their perspective of equality and justice for all people. So we have curated… Read More →
As Hundreds of Farmworkers Test Positive for COVID-19, Many Remain Unprotected x Civil Eats
Click here for the original article Farms and labor companies are working to protect farmworkers as they head into a busy harvest season. But some experts say it’s not enough. At the end of April, 71 fruit-tree workers at a large orchard in central Washington state were tested for COVID-19. None showed any symptoms of… Read More →
‘Our Food System Is Very Much Modeled on Plantation Economics’ CounterSpin interview with Ricardo Salvador on the coronavirus food crisis x JANINE JACKSON
Such a powerful and compelling interview that we just HAD to share! American traditions are more infused with exploitation and violence than it is with baseball and cherry pie. Listen to the interview or read the transcript below! Click here for the original article. Janine Jackson interviewed the Union of Concerned Scientists’ Ricardo Salvador about… Read More →