6 Speeches and Works That Honor The Full Legacy of MLK
The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. has been whitewashed and gentrified. To honor him, we must remember him in his entirety and not just what’s been deemed “appropriate.”
read moreThe legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. has been whitewashed and gentrified. To honor him, we must remember him in his entirety and not just what’s been deemed “appropriate.”
read moreWe asked ARD team members and contributors to share their New Year’s resolutions related to creating social change in 2022.
read moreIt’s been over a year since one of the largest movements in U.S. history, yet the American justice system is far from being reformed.
read moreNonprofits have limitations that are not always known to the general public. Often these shortcomings can harm the communities they serve.
read more“Equity v. Equality” illustration breaks down the difference between the two terms and how the distinction impacts the necessary work for social change.
read moreMostly white hobbies like birding and knitting have experienced a reckoning after discussions on racism shed light on racial gatekeeping.
read moreAnti-trans legislation adds to the violence and discrimination that affect the trans community, particularly people of color and Black trans lives.
read moreAnti-fatness bias comprises the systemic and interpersonal oppression that fat people experience in the workplace, the healthcare system, the criminal justice system, and other aspects of everyday life.
read moreIn America, Muslims are often seen as a monolith. As a whole, we have experienced discrimination and persecution from non-Muslims. What people may not know is that Islam actually consists of many sects, including Sunnism, Shi’ism, Ismailism, and Ahmadiyya, much like how Christianity includes Protestantism and Catholicism. The minority sects, specifically Shi’ism, are currently being persecuted in multiple Muslim-majority countries (Human Rights Watch), including the genocide of Shias in Pakistan (Al Jazeera).
read moreThe memeification of Breonna Taylor aims to keep Taylor’s name in the media but is often perpetuating the same systems that harm Black women.
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