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June Jordan’s Legacy of Solidarity and Love Remains Relevant

Sriram Shamasunder Yes Magazine
We look to our elders to demonstrate another way of being in this broken world, extending our circle of commitment to the person in front of us, or to a group of people, like she did with Palestinian people. June taught us it is important to practice self-love, to show commitment to your community and to extend that care to those struggling for justice around the world.

An Escalating Arms Race Will Not Solve the World’s Multidimensional Problems

Jesús A. Núñez Villaverde Equal Times
The picture emerging from this powerful militarist trend illustrates the continuing strength of the mantras inherited from the Cold War, summed up in the notion that more weapons mean more security and that si vis pacem, para bellum (if you want peace, prepare for war).

Setting Our Sights on the Equality of Women

H Patricia Hynes Portside
Only a handful of countries are nearing full equality for women; and ours is not even close. Indeed, US women’s progress in gaining equality has both stagnated and lost ground.

Rosewood Massacre at 100: Black Florida History and White Terror

Dan Royles African American Intellectual History Society
Thinking about the role that historical testimony played in getting some measure of justice for the Rosewood survivors, it’s hard not to also think about the way that lawmakers in Florida are trying to skew the teaching of history.

How Did Life Begin? One Key Ingredient Is Coming Into View

Amber Dance Nature
The birth of this molecule that links amino acids into chains would have created a fundamental shift in the the prebiotic world, providing a key ingredient to all life as we know it. Scientists are learning to build it.

Friday Nite Videos | March 3, 2023

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The History of Women's History Month. Trump Train Visit Cold Open | SNL. East Palestine Trump Voters Speak About the Rail Disaster. Alaska Daily 2023 Trailer. The Truth Behind “Self-Made” Billionaires | Robert Reich.