What makes Tricia Hersey’s Nap Ministry so profound is that she challenges the idea of laziness. She challenges the relationship between Black people and the kind of work that we have produced and been forced to do for so long. She brings us closer to how we understand rest:
This story is part of Prism’s series on incarceration as gendered violence. Read the rest of the series here. At Massachusetts Correctional Institute-Framingham (MCI-Framingham), incarcerated women lose more than their freedom. Many say that during their time there, they also lost the ability to control medical decisions
In New Jersey’s immigrant community, doula Teresita Carrasquillo is considered a godsend. Families call her at all hours—pregnant people have questions about something they learned in their childbirth education class; new mothers want additional tips on breastfeeding or help getting diapers; and women who gave birth months prior
This story is part of Prism’s series on incarceration as gendered violence. Read the rest of the series here. For four women and gender-nonconforming people at California’s Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla, ongoing sexual violence was a feature of their incarceration. The prison offered scant
This story is part of a joint series by The Forge and Prism. Read the rest of the series—Organizing, Innovation, and Upheaval—here. Three months ago, protests in Minneapolis gave way to a national uprising. Ushering in a new focus on racial justice, the uprisings have challenged the way
To meet the national demand for protective gear, fashion and garment manufacturers quickly switched from producing clothes to producing masks and equipment for front-line workers. According to Garment Worker Center Outreach Coordinator Annie Shaw, this has led to Los Angeles garment workers being seen as essential for the first
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has made international headlines for how badly it has bungled the fall semester. Rather than roll out remote classes as many universities have done during the pandemic, the UNC Board of Governors directed university officials to allow students to return to campus—
This story is part of a joint series by The Forge and Prism. Read the rest of the series—Organizing, Innovation, and Upheaval—here. Longtime organizers understand that in order to see progress, they need to be prepared to play the long game. That means talking to the right people,
The 2020 Democratic National Convention (DNC) has come to an end, but concerns linger about presidential nominee Joe Biden and the party’s ability to build a winning coalition given what some have pointed to as prioritizing Republicans over communities of color during the main stage program. “When the Democratic
A resolution passed last Thursday by the New Orleans City Council seeks to curb the imposition of fines and fees in criminal cases. The resolution formally ends the “user pay” system by incentivizing judges to not impose fines and fees because for every $1 imposed, $2 will be subtracted from
Black child care and early childhood education workers from across North Carolina gathered Tuesday for a digital town hall demanding dignity, respect, and the passage of a “robust child care package” during the pandemic that would help protect and defend families and child care workers in the state. More than
As a Black woman living and working in the Deep South, Women’s Equality Day is a reminder of the work that still lies ahead to ensuring equal voting rights and ballot access for all. Collectively, women of color have been at the forefront of organizing around issues impacting their
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