The Great Northern Maroonage: Survival and Solidarity in the Minneapolis Surge
"The logic is Southern," said Dr. Amara Thompson, a Minneapolis-based historian specializing in the carceral continuum. "In the 1800s, it was the 'slave pass.' In 2026, it's the MAC address and the biometric scan. The goal is the same: The total restriction of Black movement to ensure the total control of Black labor and life."
Over the past few months, we've lost critical funding because we stand in solidarity with the most oppressed. We told the truth. And that makes some people uncomfortable. But we didn't build Scalawag for comfort. We built it for liberation.
Southern politics
North Carolina teachers rally for "a seat at the table"
"There has always been union organizing in the South," Kelly said. "But also, people have been taught to not use the word union and to feel very disconnected from union organizing here in the South."
Arts & Soul
Commentaries on Protection and Safeness
On September 7, 2022, the Central Intelligence Agency published quite the article: Honoring Harriet Tubman: A Symbol of Freedom and an Intelligence Pioneer. How strange.
Race & Place
Hot Labor Summers: Georgia workers vs. extreme heat
If adopted, H.B. 1071 would provide for protections for employees from occupational heat exposure through employer-implemented preventative measures, triggered by initial heat indices, that would include providing water, access to shade, as well as mandatory breaks, observation systems, and heat hazard alerts for dangerous conditions.
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Essays & Letters
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