Protesters marched armed through Stone Mountain Park

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-race-usa-stone-mountain/predominantly-black-armed-protesters-march-through-confederate-memorial-park-in-georgia-idUSKBN24605G (Reuters) – A predominantly Black group of heavily armed protesters marched through Stone Mountain Park near Atlanta on Saturday, calling for removal of the giant Confederate rock carving at the site that civil rights activists consider a monument to racism. Video footage of the Independence Day rally posted on social media showed scores of…

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If you are able to, please support your local Black led organization. If you are unsure who to support, here are some organizations who focus on abolition that we might suggest. Black Lives Matter #BlackLivesMatter was founded in 2013 in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer. Black Lives Matter Foundation, Inc is a…

The History of the Confederate Flag and What It Represents

Originally published in Teen Vogue, February 23, 2020 By: Jameelah Nasheed Wherever you grew up in the United States, you’ve probably seen the Confederate flag. Perhaps on a bumper sticker or license plate, or hanging outside a home or government building. You may have seen it at school, like 15-year-old Aleah Crawford, when in 2019,…

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