Launching a new law clinic at Georgia State for social enterprises, nonprofits, grassroots orgs and coalitions doing movement-connected work in Atlanta in need of free transactionql legal services. Apps due tomorrow.... Share with the homies pf.
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I told my students...I'm committed to telling them the truth and not lying to them, directly or by omission. Part of the role of the intellectual. Keep...it...a...buck....
NEW: One private equity firm owns more chains than you can count: Subway, Dunkin’, Sonic, The Cheesecake Factory, Wingstop, Arby's, and more — Roark Capital.
They’re notorious wage thieves.
They've made billions exploiting 1.4 million workers and killing the $15 minimum wage.
@GeorgiaPower the way y’all pick the most expensive plan for folks if they don’t renew their original (much more reasonable) plan should be criminal. So annoyed and can’t wait to not have to deal with y’all ever again…
My latest op-ed for @Essence: “After Atlanta Deacon Killed By Police, Why Has His Family Struggled To Get Justice In The So-Called Black Mecca?”
Does the south still have something to say when we have a Mayor named Dre?
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One potential response to the displacement of local institutions in Black and brown communities in NYC and elsewhere. Folks know intuitively what it means for an entire community (good? bad?) when Whole Foods and Starbucks move onto the block…
Rent hikes have displaced Black- & immigrant-led #smallbusinesses & nonprofits for years at alarming rates. Can commercial rent control counteract this issue in #NYC & elsewhere?
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Rise In Power Ed Poindexter
COINTELPRO political prisoner made his transition December 7, 2023, at the Nebraska State Penitentiary after 53 years in prison for the murder of an Omaha policeman. Ed always maintained his innocence.
May his Spirit Live On!
We love you Baba Sekou Ondinga.
Community, let’s continue to pour into Sekou like he poured into us. Donate now to support Baba Sekou’s healing and recovery: https://t.co/eJVT4Y3grC
🧵 The family of Deacon #JohnnyHollman will hold a press conference tomorrow at Noon at the Fulton County Courthouse, located at 136 Pryor Street 30303. They invite you to join them.
Here are some things you should know about the systemic violence of the Atlanta Police Dept.
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Slide through… [ID: Flier with white background and red, black and green semi-circles in the top right, in mostly black text with some red text “Freedom School 2023 Lecture Series, Julian Hill, Black Solidarity Economy Lawyering, Oct. 17, 7 pm [EST] (1/2)
The news in Gaza is devastating. Waking up each morning sick to my stomach and then try finding the next thing I can do to support Palestinians trying to survive genocide. Can’t let the sheer horror freeze me into inaction… #freepalestine#CeasefireNOW
The world is on track to get a lot more dangerous.
Folks are grossly underestimating how the U.S. government's complicity/collective disregard of international law & human rights will cause/is causing people to turn away from Biden, Dems, & all that preaching about democracy.
No mention of the fact that Paul Weiss is counsel for another law firm that was sued for workplace racial discrimination and retaliation.
No mention that the case is scheduled for a January 2024 trial on the retaliation claims (Section 1981, Title VII, NYSHRL, NYCHRL).