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[JoselynFoundation @JossFoundation]

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[Equal Justice Initiative @eji_org]

For the 20th anniversary of The Gordon Parks Foundation, Bryan Stevenson curated an exhibition by the incomparable photographer Gordon Parks. The images of Parks's he selected convey the "struggle, resilience, and constant striving of Black Americans."

Read more: https://t.co/uL0krcnTSS

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

"Fidel" has been working in the strawberries for many years. "I do this as strawberry harvesting is nearly year-round work in Oxnard CA. I earn minimum wage. The work is hard and tiring, especially right after a rain when the rows are full of water." #WeFeedYou

[Martin Luther King III @OfficialMLK3]

March is #WomensHistoryMonth. It's time to honor the courage, brilliance, and resilience of women who have shaped our world. From artists and activists to scientists and leaders, women’s voices and legacies have led the way in building justice, equality, and hope.

This month, we celebrate the women who inspire us, challenge us, and remind us that progress is built together.

[Jerry Mitchell @JMitchellNews]

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[Equal Justice Initiative @eji_org]

On this day in 1965, an Alabama state trooper shot an unarmed Black man named Jimmie Lee Jackson twice while Mr. Jackson was trying to protect his mother and grandfather. He died 8 days later.
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[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

"Mario" is carrying the stakes used for planting blackberries. At times he needs to walk for 10-15 minutes while carrying a bunch of stakes over his shoulder to the location where they will be installed. This is difficult as the multiple stakes weigh around 40 pounds. #WeFeedYou

[🌎 🌍 ☮️ Carl Doss @unixdoss]

HIAS is devastated to announce that the Trump administration has ended the lifesaving pathway for Iranian religious minorities to reunite with friends and family members in the United States, abandoning thousands of Iranian Jews, Baha’i, and other religion https://t.co/dNyT99kH2c

[Equal Justice Initiative @eji_org]

On this day in 1846, Alabama began statewide convict leasing, a practice later used to re-enslave emancipated Black people criminalized by unjust laws.
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[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

"Susana" is hard at work pruning grapevines. She says that because she is a woman, she was underestimated, but she is proud that she has become one of the top workers on her pruning crew. #WeFeedYou

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

"Arlo" has worked under a UFW contract for 35 yrs in Solidad CA. "I'm pruning grapevines. My union contract make sure I get gloves, shears & safety glasses to protect my eyes. Many without a Union contract don't get these protections unless they buy them themselves." #WeFeedYou

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

"Julia" is very pleased she harvest mushrooms under a UFW contract. "We have a positive work environment where we can speak up and the company listens to us respectfully. And we get great benefits like a medical plan and a pension plan." #WeFeedYou

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

"Joe" works in the Orosi, CA pruning peach trees. "This is very hard work. I have to go up and down an 8-foot ladder all day. My movement is restricted as I must wear a heavy jacket and gloves as temps are around 45°. Without thick clothes the cold is unbearable." #WeFeedYou

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

The loader crew positions the tractor and trailer so they can load up hundreds of parsley boxes picked by the crew this day. It’s very challenging work as the ground is muddy and uneven, and it's difficult to keep the trailer moving straight in the rows. #WeFeedYou

[Education Cannot Wait @EduCannotWait]

📘@EduCannotWait's Holistic Learning Outcomes Measurement Handbook for #EiEPC

Developed collaboratively & piloted in 🇺🇬🇮🇶🇧🇫🇪🇹🇧🇩, the handbook:

⚙️Provides tools to measure academic & social-emotional outcomes, including #MHPSS
📊Fills persistent evidence gaps for marginalized & out-of-school children
💪Strengthens national and local capacity in fragile settings

Learn more: https://t.co/rSfh7m9j5D #KeepHopeAlive

[Native Red Cloud🪶Maȟpíya Lúta~Hińhan Wakangli⚡️🦉 @Native3rd]

“The spirit of the Native people, the first people, has never died—their spirit lives in the rocks and the forests, the rivers and the mountains. It murmurs in the brooks and whispers in the trees.

The hearts of these people were formed of the earth that we now walk—and their voice can never be silenced.”

~K.Nerburn,

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

"Julio" is pruning pistachio trees in CAs Madera County. He spends all day cutting the tough branches. When he begins in the early morning it is cold and the branches are often frozen. He earns CA min wage and barely makes enough to put food on his table. #WeFeedYou

[Jerry Mitchell @JMitchellNews]

#OnThisDay in 1967, civil rights leader Julian Bond was finally seated in the Georgia House.

He had helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee while a student at Morehouse College along with future Congressman John Lewis. The pair helped institute nonviolence as a deep principle throughout all of the SNCC protests and actions.

Following Bond’s election in 1965, the Georgia House refused to seat him after he had criticized U.S. involvement in Vietnam. In 1966, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the Georgia House was required to seat him. “The truth may hurt,” he said, “but it’s the truth.”

He went on to serve two decades in the Georgia Legislature and even hosted “Saturday Night Live.” In 1971, he became president of the just-formed Southern Poverty Law Center and later served a dozen years as chairman of the national NAACP.

“The civil rights movement didn’t begin in Montgomery, and it didn’t end in the 1960s,” he said. “It continues on to this very minute.”

Over two decades at the University of Virginia, he taught more than 5,000 students and led alumni on civil rights journeys to the South. In 2015, he died from complications of vascular disease.
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[Equal Justice Initiative @eji_org]

On this day in 1862, U.S. forces hanged 38 Dakota men in Minnesota who had been involved in a war between Dakota people and white settlers that began after broken promises to deliver food to local tribes.
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[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

"Ian" shares, "I work 10 hrs/day in Salinas CA operating agricultural machinery that harvests different types of lettuce. My job requires effort & dedication. It's essential to keep the soil fertile and ready so it continues to produce food for our holiday tables." #WeFeedYou